CSIR’s Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CMERI) has indigenously designed and developed compact 100% Pure Electric Tractor named CSIR PRIMA ET11 mainly to cater small and marginal farmers of India.Additionally, in a major step towards encouraging Ease of Doing Business and promoting trust-based governance, the Government has simplified the process of testing tractors for performance evaluation.
Important Features of CSIR PRIMA ET11
- The introduction of the CSIR PRIMA ET11, a 100% Pure Electric Tractor, underscores India’s commitment to sustainable agriculture.
- The entire tractor has been designed and manufactured with indigenous components and technologies and to cater the demand of agriculture field application.
- The developed technology is designed to be user-friendly, with particular consideration for the convenience and ease of use by women.
- The tractor is provided with a port called V2L i.e. vehicle to load, This means when the tractor is not in operation, its battery power can be utilised for other secondary applications like pump and irrigation etc.
Significance
- Traditionally tractors use diesel, thus contributing significantly to the environmental pollution.
- According to an estimate they consume about 7.4% of our country’s annual diesel usage and account for 60% of total agricultural fuel usage.
- Also their PM2.5 and NOx emissions are likely to increase 4-5 times the current level in next two decades.
- Global carbon footprint reduction strategy necessitates rapid transition of this sector towards electrification.
- Therefore, electrification of tractors is a necessary step that aids our country in achieving climate related targets.
CSIR-CMERI
- The CSIR-CMERI is a premier research institute located in Durgapur, West Bengal. It was established in 1958 under the CSIR
- CSIR CMERI has a long history in design and development tractors of various ranges and capacities; the very first indigenously developed being SWARAJ Tractor in 1965, followed by 35hp Sonalika tractor in 2000 and then Small diesel tractor of 12hp Krishishakti in 2009 for small and marginal farmers demand.