Tag : Electric

Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit Electric vehicles (EVs) are growing in popularity and certainly in mind space. Looking at the road ahead, India aspires to reach its vision of 100% Electric Vehicles by 2030. Surely, factors such as increasing government support, decreasing cost of technology, growing interest of the country in EVs, distressing pollution levels, etc would collectively fuel and accelerate India’s transition to electric vehicles and enable the government to near its vision.The pandemic has given a boost to electric vehicles across the world as commuters avoid public transport. One of the main advantages of electric vehicle is that it does not emit harmful gases compared to conventional vehicles. The government has also come forward to increase the number of EVs. By 2030 India is aspiring to reach the vision of 100% Electric Vehicles. But the government’s will to make a complete transformation to EVs will require tremendous changes from the base level onwards. Consumers in India are seeking a lower price point for EVs than consumers in other countries, with the global average tipping price point for EVs being at USD 36,000 viz. around Rs 27 lakhs. PM Modi has rightly said that “Clean mobility powered by clean energy is our most powerful weapon in our fight against climate change and also added that his vision for the future of mobility in India is based on 7 Cs: common, connected, convenient, congestion-free, charged, clean, cutting-edge.” The electricity source in the case of EVs is equally significant. If energy is generated by means of environmental destruction such as coal-fired power stations, as is often the case in developing countries, it essentially contradicts the environmental benefits of electric cars. As elect ...