Business Standard 

By Ajay Modi

Mahindra & Mahindra, known for its utility vehicles (UVs), has seen competition surge, pulling down its market share. The company’s next bet is electric cars, but the government recently decided to drop the idea of an electric vehicle (EV) policy. Pawan Goenka, M&M managing director, talks to Ajay Modi about the company’s market share and product plans. He says EVs need to expand gradually and a hundred per cent shift by 2030 is not possible.

Bloomberg Quint 

By Bhasker Tripathi

The 2018 edition of Auto Expo showcased some 50 electric vehicles, reflecting the buzz created by the government’s proclaimed intention to sell only electric cars by 2030, to both reduce vehicular pollution and curb India’s dependence on petroleum product imports. The displays signalled the industry’s capability and eagerness to tap this new market. Just 0.02 percent of all new cars sold in India in 2016 were electric. In contrast, as many as 2.5 million conventional cars are sold every year, and a matching sales figure for EVs hints at a huge market.

BW Businessworld 

By Avishek Banerji

On 19 February, nearly 17 years after Chetan Maini commercially launched Reva into the market, Bescom, one of Karnataka’s leading power distributors, inaugurated the State’s first ever electric vehicle (EV) charging station at its head office on Krishna Rajendra Circle in Bengaluru. Even as similar plans for the EV ecosystem and manufacturing of EVs and hybrids were being chalked out, the government dropped a shocker on the industry when Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari announced in September 2017 the government’s ambitious plan to shift (passenger vehicles) to EVs by 2030.