Electric vehicle industry in India. India unveiled 'National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020' in 2013 to address the issues of National energy security, vehicular pollution and growth of domestic manufacturing capabilities. Reiterating its commitment to the Paris Agreement, the Government of India has plans to make a major shift to electric vehicles by 2030. E-commerce companies, Indian car manufacturers like Reva Electric Car Company (RECC), and Indian app-based transportation network companies like Ola are working on making electric cars more common over the next two decades.
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Fully Electric Cars
The electric cars available in India are:
- Mahindra e2oPlus
- Mahindra e-Verito.
Hybrid Cars
Below are some of the hybrid cars available in India:
- Toyota Prius
- Toyota Camry Hybrid
- BMW i8
- Mahindra Scorpio MicroHybrid
- Maruti Suzuki Ciaz Diesel SHVS
- Maruti Suzuki Ertiga Diesel SHVS
Motorcycles and Scooters
The following companies have launched Electric motorcycles and scooters in India:
- Tunwal E Vehicles private limited
- Lohia Auto Industries
- Heroelectric
- BPG
- BSA motors
- TVS
- EKO
- Okinawa Autotech Pvt. Ltd.
Bicycles
The following companies have launched Electric bicycles in India:
- Hulikkal Electro India Pvt Ltd
- Ampere Vehicles
- BSA Motors
- EBike India
- Electrotherm
Buses
India's first electric bus was launched in Bangalore in 2014.
Ashok Leyland launched its electric bus in October 2016.
Tata Motors launched its pure electric bus 'Starbus Electric 9m' and hybrid 'StarBus Electric 12m' in January 2017.
Mini pick up trucks
The following companies have launched electric pick up trucks in India:
- Mahindra
- Tata Motors, Ace Electric in 2016
- Ashok Leyland, Dost Electric pick up truck
Heavy duty trucks, semi-trailer and tractor trucks
There are no known cases of manufacturing and use of electric heavy duty trucks, semi-trailers or tractor trucks in India.
Rickshaws
A Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill was passed by the Parliament in 2015, which established battery-powered e-rickshaws as a valid form of commercial transport in India. With their small size and small turning radius, E-rickshaw is already a popular mode of transport in Delhi-NCR, particularly in small lanes and congested areas.
Railways
Indian Railways has a long history of electric locomotives, first use in 1925. On 31 March 2017, government announced that the entire rail network in the country will be electrified by 2022.
Mobility Solution Providers
In 2015, Bangalore based Lithium Technologies launched a fully electric taxi service for corporates.. In June 2017, Bangalore based logistic group Baghirathi Travel Solutions became the first company in the country to launch electric sedan as a taxi fleet.
Challenges faced
Charging infrastructure
Charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in India has not been fully developed yet. There have been initiatives to set up community charging stations, as in the case of Plugin India facilitated charging stations. News reports have indicated about plans to provide solar-powered charging points at the existing fuel stations of the country.
Reasons for the shift to clean mobility
1. Air Quality Indices related to India indicate that the air in many cities of India is no longer healthy. Automobile related pollution has been one of the causes for this.
2. Aspects related to global warming needs a shift to automobile solutions that reduces/ do not produce greenhouse gas emissions.
3. The need to reduce dependency on a fossil-fuel based economy. India's crude oil imports for 2014-15 was 112 billion dollars (approximately 7,00,000 crore rupees). For comparison, the allocation for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, in budget 2017-18, is 48,000 crore rupees.
4. India can become a global provider for clean mobility solutions and processes that are affordable and scalable.
5. People living in some of the Indian cities are being affected by noise pollution. Some of the Indian cities have the worst noise pollution levels in the world. Electric vehicles may contribute to a reduction in noise pollution levels in the cities.
6. Energy efficiency and emission reduction has improved in automobiles. Yet, the growth in total number of vehicles on road, and the resulting total pollution and total energy consumption removed all gains made by betterment in energy efficiency and emission reduction by automobiles. Energy efficiency measures and pollution control measures did not keep pace with the sales growth in vehicles. The total number of vehicles registered in India has been 5.4 million, 11 million, 33 million, 40 million and 210 million in the years 1981, 1986, 1996, 2000 and 2015. This indicates a 3500+ percentage growth in the total number of vehicles between 1981 and 2015. The total number of vehicles sold in India increased between 1,54,81,381 in 2010-11 and 2,04,69,385 in 2015-16 indicating a 30+ percentage growth in this five year period.
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