Abstract:

The main objective of this report is to educate the Indian stakeholders on the challenges of V2X implementations. It provides the different challenges for V2X implementation in India, a brief summary of the various policies and regulations on V2X implemented by different countries around the world. It highlights the key steps needed for enabling V2X in India the modifications required in regulations, policies, and technical standards. The study also detailed techno-economic analysis supported by a range of technical and cost-benefit case studies have been undertaken to estimate and quantify the potential benefits that can be provided by the V2X applications of EVs have been presented. It analyses the technical impacts of the growing EV demand in an Indian distribution system. The potential for EVs to provide reactive power support to the grid has been studied.