It is the unified and shared responsibility of Indian Auto players to realise e-Mobility in the country
~ Ms Mahua Acharya, MD & CEO, Convergence Energy Services Ltd
It is the unified and shared responsibility of Indian Auto players to realise e-Mobility in the country, said Ms Mahua Acharya, MD & CEO, Convergence Energy Services Ltd at the 5th edition of CII Next Gen e-Mobility Summit 2022 held virtually today.
Speaking further Ms Acharya said that the industry needs to gear up for strengthening the supply chain so that we can meet the growing demand of e vehicles in India. Ms Acharya also emphasised on the importance of boosting financing of EVs by the financial institutions as it is a relatively new business but holds huge opportunities.
In his address, Mr Deepak Jain, Deputy Chairman, CII Northern Region & CMD Lumax Industries Ltd emphasised that we as country are actively seeking innovative, cost effective and viable solutions to address our imminent environmental concerns in general and the poor air quality in particular. Mr Jain added that in terms of EVs, the industry should focus on A.C.E.S which imply Affordable, Cost Effective, Eco Friendly and Safe mobility.
While sharing her perspective, Ms Anjali Singh, Conference Chairperson; Vice Chairperson, CII Haryana & Executive Chairperson, Anand Group opined that it is necessary to have concerted and coordinated efforts by Policy makers, Regulators, Utilities, OEMs and other value chain players to understand the existing gaps in current landscape of EV industry in India and the key action items required for enabling accelerated adoption of EVs to support India’s vision of transitioning to sustainable and green mobility.
Mr Rohit Relan, Chairman, CII Haryana & CMD, Bharat Seats Ltd in his address said that amidst the rapidly growing global scenario towards zero-emission vehicles, when countries are investing extensively as well as exhaustively to make new mobility products and services market ready, the growing concern for India rests on the rate of adoption of the new technology.
Mr Abhimanyu Sharaff, Chairman, CII Faridabad & ED, Vikas Group emphasised that in spite of all challenges relating to charging infrastructure, batteries, skilling and lack of R&D amongst others, the industry is upbeat with regards to e vehicles and we are working towards realising the Government’s vision of India becoming a e-vehicle country by the year 2030.
The summit was attended by over 250 participants from the Auto sector and senior representatives from the Indian Automotive and Electric Vehicle industry addressed the delegates including officials from Volvo Cars India, Hero Electric, Schaeffler, Saietta VNA, BASF India, Wipro Pari, Hitachi Energy, Panasonic India, Reliance Jio, UNO Minda Ltd and TATA Communications amongst others.
