Key Developments for Electric Vehicles in Local Transport

Abstract

Environment protection in Metro cities is a growing concern. Automobile sector play a very
important role in the vision of green friendly environment. Continual reduction of reserve of
fossil fuel and increased level of pollution has further forced to think of alternative is an
electric vehicle. Mission 2030 for Government of India-"All vehicle will be Electric Vehicle"
has given a boost to the E-vehicle and it will lead to generate cumulative savings of 846
million tons of CO2 over the total deployed vehicle's lifetime. Many corporates have already
jumped to this sector as it is future of automobile sector. Now, electric vehicle is a reality and
available for local public transportation. This paper covers an overview of the present status
of electric vehicles in India with respect to technological growth. Key challenges faced by
electric vehicle are also discussed.