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- The push for EVs will
aid in higher R&D.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES WILL SOON BE THE NORM. BUT IT WILL BE SOME YEARS
BEFORE INDIA CAN CATCH UP
BETTER SET OF WHEELS
WHEN THE 2019 BUDGET WAS ANNOUNCED
in February, while the automotive industry was not
mention directly, Finance minister Piyush Goyal reaf-
firmed the government's commitment towards elec-
tric vehicles and their mission for 30% electric mobil-
ity by 2030. For long, there has been a stress that
India should embrace electric mobility to overcome
reliance on imported fossil fuels and gas, and greatly
boost sustainable energy in India.
But much needs to be done before the country
can adopt EVs. At the back-end, much work remains
to be done be it in components or rules. Standing up
for the automotive component makers, the Automo-
tive Component Manufacturers Association of India
(ACMA) said that the government should adopt apragmatic approach to create a stable and long-term
road map for a smooth transition to electric mobility.
There have been reports that the government was
considering a proposal to ban sale of internal com-
bustion engine (ICE) for three-wheelers by 2023 and
less than 150cc two-wheelers by 2025.
Prashanth Doreswamy, market head, Conti-
nental India, says, “The move towards EVs has
been in the works for a while now, and OEMs and
other manufacturers have been preparing for this
move. It would definitely help to have a clearer road
map for the industry to avoid frequent disruptions.
For a greener tomorrow, we need a mix of drive tech-
nologies - EVs, cleaner gasoline engine, carbon-neu-
tral synthetic fuels and fuel cells. The transition fromBY TEAM MT
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