Abstract:

As an economic powerhouse of India, the state of West Bengal whileunderstanding the technical, commercial and social impact of the electric mobility sector, has felt the need to provide a strategic direction to the emerging electric mobility sector. The Government of West Bengal envisions to build upon a century old history of electric transportation and envisions to build West Bengal as the ‘model state’ in the electric mobility in India. 

The Power Department, Government of West Bengal has identified Electric Mobility as the need of the hour and an eminent transformation of the transportation ecosystem. The Power Department aims to place West Bengal as a frontrunner in building a sustainable transportation infrastructure by promoting the Electric Mobility Ecosystem in state thereby promoting, sustainability, and energy efficiency. The objectives are:

1. Promote innovation actively through grants and venture funds to research organizations, incubators, and start-ups working on next generation battery technology, fuel cell technologies, EV power trains and EV electronics.
2. Enable investment into charging/battery swapping infrastructure and hydrogen generation and fuelling station development.
3. Promote usage of EVs to enable transition to environmentally friendly cities.