Lithium Ion Batteries In MHE Segment – In Conversation With Mr. Sunil Gopalan

Will Lithium Ion batteries totally replace Lead Acid batteries in the MHE segment?Why do customers want to replace Lead Acid batteries with Lithium Ion batteries?Is it easy to retrofit Lithium Ion batteries in vehicles having Lead Acid batteries? Is the vehicle to be altered substantially for such a change?Are customers ready to pay the extra cost and buy vehicles fitted with Lithium Ion batteries?Are customers aware of the risks of fire in the event of Thermal Runaway in the case of Lithium Ion batteries? Do you educate the customers on fire related safety measures?Do the customers realise that Lithium Ion batteries cannot be easily recycled & there is a possibility of NIL scrap rebates when these old batteries are to be disposed OFF?These were some of the queries posed by Mr. Ramesh Natarajan, in this episode of the Podcast, to Mr. Sunil Gopalan, the founder director of MEL Services, Pune, INDIA.