‘India’s roadmap to EVs: Through the lens of 3 state policies’

Posted Posted in Automobile, Industrial policy, Low Carbon Growth

by Saon Ray, Vasundhara Thakur and Samiha Singh   In this blog we present findings from a paper that traces the evolution of India’s industrial policy, focusing on the policy towards the electric vehicle industry. India’s steady transition towards electric vehicles is being fuelled by government policies both at the central and state level. While […]

EV Value Chain Needs To Harness Industrial, Investment Policy Linkages

Posted Posted in Automobile, Industrial policy, Low Carbon Growth, Uncategorized

By Saon Ray, Vasundhara Thakur and Samiha Singh.   Mobility Outlook Commentary, 9th June 2022.   In this article, we discuss how in addition to the Centre, several states have rolled out EV policies to increase the domestic manufacturing of the EV supply chain and catalyse a robust and self-reliant EV ecosystem in India. Link: […]

Powering up electric vehicle adoption in India

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by  Saon Ray, Vasundhara Thakur, and Samiha Singh     The Union Budget 2022-23 made several announcements regarding electric vehicles. In her Union Budget 2022-23 address, the Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, underlined the government’s initiatives for fostering the Indian charging infrastructure ecosystem. A key highlight was the announcement of a battery swapping […]