Ola wants EVs by 2025,
Hero Motor advices to eliminate petrol
motor bikes by 2027,
https://www.statista.com/statistics/318023/two-wheeler-sales-in-india/
So intent is clear and loud, even the
industry ‘s leading players like Hero Motor Corporation, Honda Motors, TVS
Motors, Bajaj are fast gearing up to reset the existing fossil fuels based transportation
system in India. However it is still a puzzle to understand if consumer is
ready to embrace this huge generational change.
An useful article from Moneycontrol
reaffirms the same demand
India’s vast rural, semi urban, urban
localities are highly dependent on two wheelers for their daily routine. Petrol
and Diesel consumption may be next to water as now a days everyone needs a mobile
phone and a two wheeler. An average four member household need atleast two
bikes or one four wheeler and a bike to address their daily commuting needs. Men,
women, youth and college going groups cannot venture out without two wheeler
since individual travel has also increased due to pandemic. In rural areas
every family or house has a two wheeler a gear bike and a non gear bike. It
will be a huge task to first change the perception of the Indian consumer to shift
from petrol to power.
How do you convince high buying cost of
EV.
How do you set up EV infrastructure.
How to manage maintenance challenges.
What about the current two wheeler
exchange/scrappage policy.
Barring this challenge even the citizens
are eagerly tracking this encouraging development in EV space. I hope EVs zoom
all through leaving no smoke to inhale.
Let’s enjoy the developments as this change will not only reduce pollution but empower automobile market to next generation transportation systems.
