India may not meet 2030 electric mobility target
Friday, October 6, 2017
Subject
India's plans to electrify its vehicle fleet.
Significance
On October 4, the Indian state-run agency Energy Efficiency Services said it would add Mahindra and Mahindra to Tata Motors as the winning bidder of a tender to supply it with 10,000 electric vehicles (EVs). The government is making the purchases to kick-start a plan envisioning that only EVs would be sold in India by 2030. This would exceed OECD countries by at least a decade, although India faces significant challenges in creating the infrastructure to support such an ambitious target.
Impacts
- If coal is used to electrify the vehicle fleet, India’s EV plans may conflict with its Paris climate accord obligations.
- There may be an increase in local regulations for curbing air pollution and limiting the sale of petrol and diesel cars.
- India may step up plans to electrify the railways.