EV

1. Accelerating
Electric Mobility
in India
Amit Bhatt
Director, Integrated Transport
WRI India
amit.bhatt@wri.org

2. IMPROVED AIR QUALITY IN INDIAN CITIES
The Economist, 2018
14
Out of the 15 most
polluted cities of the
world are in India
36%
Of NOx emissions
in Delhi were due
to vehicles in 2016
25%
Of PM2.5
emissions in Delhi
were due to
vehicles in 2016

3. POTENTIAL GAINS FROM EV
Improving
public
health in
cities
Better air
quality
Reduces
imported fuel
use in
transport
sector
Enhances
energy
security
Towards a
greener
India
GHG
mitigation
Through
EV
batteries
Promotes
renewables
Increases
Plant Load
Factor
Position
India as a
leader in
auto-tech
Technologic
al
leadership
Social, Environmental and Economic
Increases
efficiency
of power
plants

4. Source: IEA 2018
Growth in Electric Vehicle Growth Projections

5. COMPOSITION OF THE VEHICLE FLEET
SIAM 2017, Jhunjhunwala and Kaur 2018
Domestic Auto Sales in India 2012 to 2018
Passenger
Vehicles
Commercial
Vehicles
Three
Wheelers
• 98% of the vehicles:
– small and affordable vehicles (two-wheelers and economy cars)
– public transport
– goods vehicles (three-wheelers, small goods vehicles, buses and trucks)
• Only 2% of the vehicles are high end cars, unlike in developed countries
0 50 100 150
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Percentage of cars sold in India
Below ₹500,000 ₹500K to 1 million

6. TRIP LENGTHS
Census 2011
• High urban densities. India lives and
moves differently.
• An average vehicle would travel much
less in India as compared to the
developed world
71%
16%
Of the trips are of less than 5 km
Of the trips are of length greater
than 10 km
TRIP LENGTHS
Census 2011
• High urban densities. India lives
and moves differently.
• An average vehic le would travel
muc h less in India as compared to
the developed world
71%
16%
Of the trips are of less than 5 km
Of the trips are of length greater
than 10 km

7. ELECTRIC MOBILITY FORUM
Convening Mentoring Scaling

8. Center for Battery Engineering EVs (CBEEV),
IIT Madras

9. PILLARS OF AN ELECTRIC MOBILITY ECOSYSTEM
4 Pillars
RE-ENERGISING SYSTEMS
Charging and swapping
infrastructure
OTHER FACTORS
Manufacturing capacity,
research and development,
power grid
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
All-electric, plug-in hybrid,
hybrid
BATTERIES
Lithium Ion batteries – NMC,
LTO, LFP
Battery Management System

10. THANK YOU