Indian Government Pushes For Electric Vehicles

The Indian Government is pushing automotive companies to expedite electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing in the country. The government is planning on turning India into a manufacturing hub and is creating a policy that would facilitate exactly that. Last month, the Indian Government held talks with both local and foreign companies in an attempt to raise investments and help develop the changing infrastructure of the electric vehicle ecosystem in the economy.

Since the beginning of 2017, the government has been working furiously to increase EV ecosystem and to make the country a truly electric vehicle nation by 2018. As per reports, there has been a 37.5 % rise in the sale of EVs in India in recent years. In the last couple of years, the government has doubled down in its efforts to make India a 100% electric vehicles nation. This yet to be formulated EV policy is expected to open the doors for new entrants in this space.

The framework for EV will come under the preview of the government established think tank, Niti Aayog. The think tank will make sure the roles and responsibilities of different ministers are clearly outlined. Niti Aayog will also ensure there is no disruption in the timeline set by the government. Considering that the market is lucrative enough to achieve the revenue targets, no additional incentives will be provided to the electric vehicle manufacturing companies. On the contrary, the government recently announced they would provide incentives to cities for faster adoption of electric vehicles under the FAME India scheme.

This move has been carried forward in an attempt to reduce the amount of global emission by at least 50 % by 2030. Through this initiative, the government plans on sticking to a strict timeline to ensure there is no delay in getting this process set in motion.