Battery cost, charging infra major challenges facing EVs: Report

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High cost of battery and lack of charging infrastructure and policy transparency are the key challenges facing the electric mobility landscape in the country, according to a Grant Thornton CII report.

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The report — Mobility through transition-Disruption and impact — further suggests that the government needs to focus on importing lithium as sourcing this critical metal continues to be a key hurdle in electric vehicle (EV) adoption in India.

According to PTI, Grant Thornton India LLP Partner Saket Mehra said while releasing the report on Friday said that the  advent of new mobility era of powertrain electrification, shared mobility and software integration, has made it necessary for the auto industry to contemplate capacity redesign with the objective of seizing new growth markets.

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While regulators are taking a proactive stance to assess the techno-economic impact of large scale penetration of EVs on the grid, an appropriate regulatory framework is much-needed to facilitate the roll out of EVs, he added.

He further added that this is the right time for India’s automotive industry to display its resilience and capability on the global stage as well as embrace the challenges on account of understanding new technology and business strategies. With investment potential of USD 667 billion globally, there is a thrust to make electric mobility a feasible alternative in the future.

According to the report, integrating transportation with electricity, developing the shared ecosystem platform, and scaling up the manufacturing are the key parts of India’s roadmap to have 30 per cent EVs on road by 2030.

According to the report, migration of internal combustion engine (ICE) to EV powertrain will mean that manufacturers will no longer require engine parts and drive transmission components or will have reduced demand for them.

Therefore, component suppliers will have to re-look at their product offerings, R&D efforts for developing and supplying electric motors, inverters, converters, rectifiers and engine management systems.

(Source: PTI)

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