India Must Target 100 Per Cent Electrification Of Two-Wheelers And Three-Wheelers In Next Four Years: Amitabh Kant

India must target 100 per cent electrification of two- and three-wheelers in the next four years as these segments will lead the country's green mobility revolution, G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said on Wednesday.

The country's focus has to be on shared, connected and an electric transportation movement, he said while speaking at the annual session of Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA).

"My view is that green mobility revolution is really knocking on our doors, whether we like it or not, and India's focus has to be on shared, connected and an electric transportation movement," he said.

He further said, "I'm a believer that India's electrification journey is to be about two-wheelers and three-wheelers."

It has to be two-wheelers and three-wheelers because 80 per cent of the total sales of vehicles is really about two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India right now, he asserted.

Kant further said, "We need to target in the next four years, to my mind, India needs to target 100 per cent electrification of these two segments, go 100 per cent."

As per the Federation of Automotive Dealers Associations (FADA), electric two-wheeler retail sales last fiscal stood at 2,31,338 units, up over five-fold from 41,046 units in 2020-21.

Total Electric Vehicle (EV) retails reached 4,29,217 units in 2021-22, a rise of three-fold from 1,34,821 units in the financial year 2020-21, the dealers body had said.

Kant said transition to electric mobility is gaining ground as the cost of battery, which accounts for about 40 to 45 per cent of electric vehicle cost is falling rapidly.

"It has seen a decline of over 100 per cent in the last five to six years. It's going to come down to below USD 100 per kilowatt," he added.

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