UPSC Articles
Electric Vehicles (EVs)
Part of: Prelims and GS-III Environment; Conservation
Context: Recently, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways highlighted that sales of electric vehicles (EVs) were set to rise by 10 times by 2022-end in India.
- The Union Minister has hailed hydrogen as the “fuel for the future”.
Electric Vehicles (EVs)
- An electric vehicle uses one or more electric motors or traction motors for propulsion.
- An electric vehicle may be powered through a self-contained battery, solar panels or an electric generator to convert fuel to electricity.
- Need for EVs in India
- Climate change
- Rapid urbanization
- Energy security
- Innovation
- Employment
The government of India has taken various measures to develop and promote the EV ecosystem in the country such as:
- The remodeled Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME II) scheme
- Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) for the supplier side
- The recently launched PLI scheme for Auto and Automotive Components for manufacturers of electric vehicles.
News Source: TH
