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NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant Says Bringing Down Cost Of Batteries In Electric Vehicles Is The Need Of The Hour
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NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant (Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint via Getty Images)
NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant today (30 November) said there is a need to find a technological breakthrough to bring down the cost of battery used in electric cars.
"Despite all the talk, the total number of electric vehicles at present is only one per cent," Kant noted while speaking at the eighth Global Entrepreneurship Summit-2017.
"Once that cost of battery falls, the cost of electric car would be equivalent to (that of) an internal combustion car. So the challenge lies in making a breakthrough in battery (technology)," he said.
He also made it clear that there should be no monopoly in electric vehicle charging and battery swapping (EVCBS) sector and for this, inter-operable charging points can be set up.
India presents a huge opportunity to car makers as the per capita car ownership in the country is very low, compared to some of the developed countries, he said.
Kant also pointed that India has the potential to generate enough electricity for electric vehicles as the country is aiming to move towards renewable energy such as solar power.
He, however, also opined that India is not yet ready for driverless cars, and the current opportunity lies in vehicle sharing.
"I am a believer in shared and connected cars. Not in driverless cars. The nature of jobs is changing, the future of work is changing. The future is in shared mobility," the NITI Aayog CEO added. PTI
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