If this statement were to be made 10 years back people would have laughed as there were other technologies like hydrogen fuel cell Etc which were perceived to be equally good. Indian government seems to have set the cat among the pigeons with its electric push. EESL the greening arm of the government has just last month procured 500 electric Tigor EVs from Tata motors against stiff competition from rivals such as Mahindras for the 10,000 electric vehicle contract.
So what is the status of the industry now?
Since vehicles usually last for more than 20 years it is the right time for manufacturers to launch vehicles with CONVERTIBLE features. That is with a chassis and body of a petrol vehicle with a petrol engine but with features to convert it to Electric Vehicle in case of need sometime in 2030 or later.
Government Mandate
What is more the government should mandate say after about 2022 or 23 to compulsorily sell vehicles with this convertible feature.
