India getting ready for EV to beat pollution

The new Indian government ruling party BJP had plans of making the country automobiles entirely electric by 2030. This ambitious move though welcomed by few, it had raised concerns as to how such a big country with a gigantic number of vehicles can completely phase out conventional combustion by 2030. Many countries like the UK and France who were ahead in the electrification of vehicles had plans to make it by 2040.

Due to the backlash from the automotive industry and fear of the jobs loss made the government dilute the plan and is aiming to get 30% off the passenger vehicles to be electric by 2030.

The government new proposal is to have only electric three-wheelers operating in the country by 2023, and only electric two-wheelers by 2025. Government has two objectives with this move, one is to control the pollution and the other is to be the leader in the electric vehicle segment.

India wants to become the global hub for manufacturing of electric vehicles. In the budget released earlier by the Finance Ministry, there were several incentives for the industry.

To make this possible India is working to provide all necessary facilities possible. For one, charging stations are being constructed at government offices, shopping complex and even in residential places. Power companies such as government-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals and Energy Efficiency Services plan to establish charging stations in the coming years. Energy Efficiency Services is looking at 10,000 stations in the next two years.

Second, electric vehicle models are flourishing. Hyundai in India launched its first electric car Kona in July and Nissan will be launching Leaf model shortly. Indian car makers Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata already have a electric cars like Reva and E-verito.

There are already several models of electric two wheelers launched bu companies like Ather and Honda which are already being used by bike-sharing companies like Bounce and Easydrive. Also, Delhi is expected to get 1,000 electric buses on road.

Taxi companies and food delivery companies are also using electric bikes for their service. Ola a taxi company is focusing on getting electric cars as their cabs.

There were several obstructions to these like the battery and the distance range that vehicles offer. Companies are now testing if swapping of batteries would work instead of having to wait to charge their battery.

Government is also encouraging companies to set up manufacturing units in India under the Make in India initiative. The encouragement from the government and the falling prices of the batteries is a good time for the company to get into the business.

The falling cost of batteries could boost India's electric mobility plans, and make it that much easier for electric vehicles to be competitive with those running on other fuels. And there is the added bonus of cleaner air.

That would push India towards electric mobility in its own unique style and at its own unique pace.

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