Abstract:

Indian cities have tremendous potential to accelerate EV adoption through innovation and efficient decentralized mechanisms for collaboration with multiple stakeholders, however, the impact of city-level actions has been relatively under-explored. ERI conducted a city-level analysis on EV planning and deployment action chains. Given the early stages of EV transition and potential for Indian cities to jumpstart EV adoption, the study was conducted to understand the current status and rank the readiness of Indian cities for EV planning and adoption and to identify the capacities and roadblocks for future EV planning and deployment in cities. Four cities – New Delhi, Panaji, Bengaluru, and Guwahati – each with unique transportation characteristics were shortlisted using a multi-criteria selection assessment for the readiness scoring and capacity needs assessment.