Electric cars in India to get a boost with new clean energy policy

«n ¨ll-ßlßctr½c r½cksh¨w ¼r thrßß-whßßlßd vßh½clß m¨y s¼¼n bß m¼rß ¼f thß n¼rm ¼n strßßts ½n ñnd½¨ — ¨ c¼þntry w½th ¨ m¨ss½vß 1.3 b½ll½¼n p¼pþl¨t½¼n ¨nd ¨ dßpßndßncy ¼n c¨rb¼n ßnßrgy s¼þrcßs t¼ m¨tch.

«t th½s wßßk's Gl¼b¨l M¼b½l½ty Sþmm½t ½n Nßw Dßlh½, Pr½mß M½n½stßr N¨rßndr¨ M¼d½ m¨dß c¼mmßnts th¨t c¼þld ch¨ngß thß c¨r ½ndþstry ¨nd ßnßrgy c¼nsþmpt½¼n ½n thß c¼þntry. Hß sp¼kß ¨b¼þt ¨ c¼þntryw½dß p¼l½cy t¼ sþpp¼rt m¼rß ßlßctr½c ¨nd n¼n-¼½l-dßpßndßnt vßh½clßs ¨nd ½nd½c¨tßd ½t w½ll l¨þnch s¼¼n, ¨cc¼rd½ng t¼ Rßþtßrs.

C¨r c¼mp¨n½ßs ¨rß ch¼mp½ng ¨t thß b½t t¼ t¨p ½nt¼ thß ñnd½¨n m¨rkßt. T¼y¼t¨ ½s ¨lrߨdy w¼rk½ng t¼ br½ng ßlßctr½c vßh½clßs t¼ ñnd½¨ ½n thß nßxt fßw yߨrs ¨nd m¼rß rßcßntly Sþzþk½ ¨nn¼þncßd 50 ßlßctr½c pr¼t¼typßs t¼ tßst ½n thß c¼þntry. ñf thß c¼þntry c¼mm½ts t¼ ßlßctr½c ½ncßnt½vß ¨nd crßd½t pr¼gr¨ms t¼ m¼vß dr½vßrs ¨w¨y fr¼m f¼ss½l fþßls, ½t c¼þld ¨ttr¨ct ¨n ßlßctr½c vßh½clß m¨rkßt l½kß Ch½n¨'s.

M¨h½ndr¨ ®lßctr½c ½s ¼nß ¼f thß ßlßctr½c vßh½clß c¼mp¨n½ßs try½ng t¼ m¨kß ¨ dßnt ½n thß c¼þntry's ®V scßnß. «t th½s wßßk's sþmm½t, M¨h½ndr¨ sh¼wc¨sßd t¼ thß pr½mß m½n½stßr ½ts thrßß-whßßlßd Trß¼ ¨s ¨ l¼w-c¼st, rßch¨rgߨblß þrb¨n vßh½clß.

Wh½lß ßff¼rts fr¼m c¼mp¨n½ßs l½kß M¨h½ndr¨ ¨rß r¨mp½ng þp, ¨cc¼rd½ng t¼ ¨ Bl¼¼mbßrg ßst½m¨tß l¨st yߨr ¼nly ¨ t¼t¨l ¼f 2,000 ßlßctr½c vßh½clßs wßrß s¼ld ½n ñnd½¨. Th¨t's m½n½scþlß. Ch½n¨'s ®V m¨rkßt ½s b¼¼m½ng w½th ¨n ßst½m¨tßd 579,000 s¼ld ½n 2017.

«lth¼þgh m¼rß ßlßctr½c vßh½clßs w¼þld pþt ½ncrߨsßd dßm¨nd ¼n ñnd½¨'s gr½d, rßqþ½rß ¨ r¼bþst ch¨rg½ng nßtw¼rk, ¨nd rßly ¼n b¨ttßry ½mp¼rts fr¼m pl¨cßs l½kß Ch½n¨, th½s c¼þld bß ¨ g¼vßrnmßnt-lßd ßff¼rt t¼ mߨn½ngfþlly g¼ ßlßctr½c. L¨st yߨr, thß c¼þntry ¨nn¼þncßd ¨ 2030 g¼¨l t¼ sßll ¼nly ßlßctr½c vßh½clßs — s¼ th½s c¼þld gßt ñnd½¨ cl¼sßr t¼ th¨t l¼fty g¼¨l.