Green Mobility’s Invisible Barrier

Did you know that the number of passenger vehicles in India has increased five times in the last decade? In Delhi alone, automobile ownership has risen from 317 cars per 1,000 inhabitants in 2005-06 to 643 in 2020. While this hike is an obvious result of ever-rising urbanisation, the preferred choice of how people move from hereon will continue to define the shape of the future.

Mobility is a living, breathing phenomenon — a culture transforming how the world thinks about work, play, and personal connections. It affects and gets affected by issues such as climate change, affordability, and fuel scarcity. Businesses need to understand the necessity of sustainable movement and explore opportunities that do not limit themselves to environment-friendly products and services but expand to an environmentally friendly culture. ?

It is true that personal ownership and public transport will be prominent contributors to the zero-emissions future, but it's the culture of shared mobility that is driving the green shift at present. While both center and states are pushing for solutions that foster the manufacturing of clean products and create demand for them as well, some states like Delhi are leading the transition. For reference, the?Delhi Motor Vehicle Aggregator Scheme 2022 commits to adoption targets for passenger and cargo transport. This is in addition to the extra capital subsidy on top of central government incentives. Delhi government is taking these steps with the expectation that all fleets in the city will be electric by 2030. What are the chances that you will still driving a petrol car in 2030 when all the Ubers & Olas & delivery vans will be electric? Probably low, right?

India has seen significant green mobility transformation changes in the past year.?With significant policy tailwinds, the country is poised for green mobility. However, one challenge remains, we need to come up with the right charging infrastructure & fast. Solutions that will manage the extra demand on the grid placed by our cars. We will need our grids much smarter if we want to let people charge at their convenience or we risk stalling mass adoption. Grid-independent charging stations are also a solution that should be explored. Second-life batteries and solar can generate green electrons for the green vehicles without putting pressure on the grid.??

1% of car buyers are already switching to EV, in 1 year, we will be at the tipping point of 5%. Hope the infrastructure support is there for the Get! Set! Go! to the masses.