Something tells me this isn't to be taken at face value. It _reads_ as if they're going to retrofit all existing ICE vehicles with batteries and electric motors over the next two years. In all of India. I can't imagine India even switching all new manufacturing to electric in two years...the most I can see would be some specific manufacturer going electric in that time.
If India really _does_ have real plans for converting the entire fleet to electric by 2017, that would be earthshaking news. Any chance anybody closer to that side of the globe has any further details? b& On Oct 13, 2015, at 12:48 AM, brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > http://www.greentechlead.com/electric-vehicle/india-to-switch-diesel-and-petrol-vehicles-to-electric-mode-in-2-years-28527 > India to switch diesel and petrol vehicles to electric mode in 2 years > October 9, 2015 > > [image > http://www.greentechlead.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/China_Electric_Vehicle-640x400.jpg > (Chinese nEV shown) > ] > > India will switch diesel and petrol vehicles to electric mode in two years, > said Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari. > > The strategy is to cut oil import bill and mitigate pollution. > > “Our scientists have made cost-effective, made-in-India lithium-ion battery > (rechargeable) which will be extensively used to convert all means of > transport to electric mode,” the minister said here at a function organized > by the Indian Women’s Press Corps (IWPC). > > The conversion of vehicles from conventional fuel to electric energy would > be completed in two years’ time, he said. > > Noting that Indian spends nearly Rs 8 lakh crore on importing crude oil to > fulfill domestic demands, he said the electric run vehicles would not only > help in reducing the oil import bill but also mitigate pollution in order to > protect environment. > > The lithium-ion battery, developed by the Indian Space Research Organization > (ISRO) scientists, is more than ten times cheaper, costing just Rs 5 lakh, > Gadkari claimed. > > He said a pilot project of converting 20 buses into electric mode is > currently in progress which would be replicated to the rest of the buses, > which stand at around 1.5 lakh units, plying across the country. > > The minister, who also holds the portfolio of shipping, said he would > present the electric bus to the prime minister during the coming session of > parliament. > > Talking about road construction, Gadkari said his ministry has scaled it up > to 14 kilometers a day which would be further increased to 30 km per day by > March 2016. > > The minister said he personally wanted to enhance the building capacity to > 100 km a day over the next two years. > > He also stressed on increasing the use of latest technology to execute > various development projects in the country. > [© greentechlead.com] > > > > http://www.sikh24.com/2015/10/09/keshgarh-sahib-goes-green-with-electric-car-facility/ > Keshgarh Sahib Goes Green With Electric Car Facility > October 9, 2015 > ... > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anandpur_Sahib > Anandpur Sahib is a city in Rupnagar district (Ropar) in the state of > Punjab, India. Known as "the holy City of Bliss," it is one of the Sikhs' > most important sacred ... > > > > > > For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: > http://evdl.org/evln/ > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Made-in-India-li-ion-batteries-for-converting-all-ice-to-EVs-tp4678056.html > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 801 bytes Desc: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20151013/3751f351/attachment.pgp> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
