The Indian government, recognising the immense potential of Electric Vehicles, has taken bold steps to promote their adoption and has set an ambitious goal of achieving a 30% penetration rate of EVs in the overall vehicle market by the year 2030. This article by Dr. Ch. Ravi Sekhar, Chief Scientist & Head TPE and Prof. Manoranjan Parida, Director, CSIR-Central Road ...
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Driving EV-based Sustainable Transport System to the next level
Over the years, the number of vehicles has increased exponentially, which has been reflected in increased energy consumption, CO2 emissions and fossil fuel prices. When we consider the road map for EVs, we see how significant it is to move into cleaner technologies. At the session on “Taking India’s EV based sustainable Transport System to the next level” a panel ...
Shared Electric Mobility The way forward for a sustainable transport ecosystem
Nitish Arora, Manager, Electric Vehicle & Clean Technology Track and Aishwarya Raman, Head of Research and Associate Director, Ola Mobility Institute explain how shifting consumers’ focus from ownership to shared access of products and services can usher in a change It took close to 60 years for the number of registered vehicles in India to grow from 0.3 million in ...
India and France sign MoU to boost use of EV
The Union Cabinet recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with France that seeks to support the governments’ ambitious plan for the deployment of electrical vehicles by maximising solar mobility and minimising its grid impact. The MoU was signed in October between the Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI), India and Commissariat à lenergie atomique et aux energies alternatives (CEA) ...