CII has expressed concerns over the timing of the move and the haste with which the government is pushing through electric mobility Government think-tank NITI Aayog’s proposal calling for replacement of various categories of vehicles by electric vehicles (EVs) within a certain time has irked India’s auto industry and prompted the Confederation of India Industry […]
Niti Aayog seeks ministry help for EV charging infra at petrol pumps
In setting up EV charging stations at fuel pumps, both policymakers and govt have a big test on their hands. Government think tank Niti Aayog has asked the oil ministry to help set up electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at 1,000 fuel stations across the country, but industry executives said any such move will require […]
NITI Aayog Asks Oil Ministry To Set Up EV Charging Infrastructure At Fuel Stations
Industry players will have to redesign the stations to comply with this move Earlier, it had also suggested the government to accelerate the depreciation benefit for cab operators NITI Aayog has been looking for ways to boost emobility in India Government policy think tank NITI Aayog has directed the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas […]
Ministries, PSUs, power firms gear up to charge India’s electric vehicles
Significant investment is being mobilised by public and private sectors to manufacture and install electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) infrastructure across India At least half-a-dozen public sector firms, the railways and various ministries are in the process of creating infrastructure and manufacturing components for electric vehicles (EVs). By one estimate, the size of the EV […]
In a first, govt appoints nine professionals as joint secretaries
The Personnel Ministry had in June last year invited applications for the joint secretary-rank posts through “lateral entry” mode. In a first, nine private sector specialists have been selected for appointment as joint secretaries in central government departments. Usually, the posts of joint secretaries are manned by the officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian […]
Electric Vehicles This Week: NITI Aayog Suggests Ways To Boost EV Adaptation
Essel Group has dissolved its electric vehicle vertical According to Crisil, 95% of electric-two wheelers may not be eligible for central subsidies NITI Aayog suggested accelerated depreciation for cab operators to boost EV adaptation If you feel the electric vehicle space has now removed some of its teething issues with the launch of the second […]
India can save Rs 17,000 crore if electric vehicles hit the road by 2030: NITI Aayog and RMI
India could realize EV sales penetration of 30 percent of private cars, 70 percent of commercial cars, 40 percent of buses and 80 percent of two- and three-wheelers by 2030 if FAME II and other measures are successful, report says. Thinktank NITI Aayog and the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) have launched a report on the […]
Electric vehicles sold through 2030 can save 474 mt oil: NITI Aayog
It added that electric buses deployed through 2030 would account for 334 billion vehicle kilometers travelled over their lifetime New Delhi: Electric Vehicles (EVs) sold in India through 2030 can save 474 million tonne of oil equivalent, worth Rs 15.2 lakh crore over their lifetime, according to a recent report by NITI Aayog and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). “This would result […]
FAME II can save 5.4 mt oil: NITI Aayog report
Vehicles eligible under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles II (FAME II) scheme can cumulatively save 5.4 million tonnes of oil equivalent over their lifetime, worth ₹17,200 crore, a study said on Friday. According to market estimates, in financial year 2018 electric two-wheeler sales almost doubled to 54,800 compared to the previous financial […]
India could achieve high penetration of electric vehicles by 2030: Niti Aayog
The report quantifies direct oil and carbon savings that vehicles incentivised under the FAME II would deliver. India could achieve high penetration of electric vehicles (EV) by 2030 on the back of the success of FAME II and other measures, according to a Niti Aayog report. The penetration of EV vehicles could reach around 80 […]