EV : Road Map for
Switchover ?
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Economic Times ( 13 Jan ) carried following news
:
“Auto Industry Calls for Road Map for
Switchover to EVs “
Highlights :
India wouldn’t need to offer incentives to
push adoption of electric vehicles if prices of lithium-ion battery decline to
less than $100 (`6,350) per KwH by 2022 from about $180 now, Mahindra &
Mahindra managing director Pawan Goenka
said.
“There is need for a longterm policy for
the betterment of industry,” and the government will encourage the adoption of
alternative fuel technology like ethanol, methanol and biofuels for use in the
auto industry, the minister ( Shri Nitin
Gadkari ) said in a recorded speech.
Several industry executives at the
conclave said the government should outline a roadmap for the proposed
switchover to electric vehicles.
Renault India managing director Sumit Sawhney held that while the move to
electric vehicles was inevitable, a clear policy outline from the government
was necessary. “If we have projections regarding potential volumes for EVs, the
component industry will get cracking. That will only happen once we have
clarity regar- ding government policy, based on which we can start work on
electric vehicle projects for the Indian market,” he said.
I urge , SIAM ( Society of Indian Automotive
Manufacturers ) / NITI Aayog / Shri Nitin Gadkariji , to peruse following
emails for inputs to framing of such a Road Map :
Auto
Industry : Policy Inputs
21 Jan 2018
www.hemenparekh.in
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