Bharat VI | Infrastructure

* International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT)

• ICAT is the premier testing and certification agency authorized by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for providing testing and certification services to the vehicle and component manufacturers in India and abroad.
• It has the latest equipment, facilities, and capabilities to develop, validate, test and certify the engines and vehicles for the latest norms in the field of emission and many other facilities like crash lab, NVH lab, EMC lab and test tracks.

Bharat Stage VI - Emmission norms for all vehicles from April 2020.

lFacts

• A recent report by the World Health Organization revealed that 14 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world are in India.
• As per the estimates of Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the automobile sector emitted about 188 MT of CO2 till 2010; road transport alone contributed to 87% of the emissions.
• India’s current oil import dependency is about 80%. According to the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell, diesel and petrol contribute to about 40% and 13% of oil consumption, respectively.

   

Electric Vehicle - National Electric Mobility Mission Plan Faster adoption and manufacturing of Electric vehicle in India (FAME India) concerned about electric vehicle market building. 500 electic bus. 

GOAL - by 2030, 40% of personal vehicle should be Electric vehicle. It wl help curbing air pollution by about 15% of the total transportation emission & about 30% of particulate matter.

Challenges - Charging Infra (2700 station only accross country), Charging time, Expensive batteries, Import dependency, Localization and Electricity generation (mostly coal based.)

Required Restrains - International energy agency said it will emmit more polluting chemicals coz of carbon-intensive power generation mix. Uniform Survey, instead of aggressive launch gradual reform should be adopted.

* Electric Vehicle - Union Budget 2019-20, Income tax rebates of up to ₹1.5 lakh to customers on interest paid on loans to buy electric vehicles 2.5 lac on entire loan period. Customs duty exemption on lithium–ion cells. Proposal to reduce GST rate from 12% to 5%.

According to Economic Survey Electric market % in india is 0.06% (due to lack of charging Infra), China = 2% and Norway 39% (Leading due to Free parking apace & some park only Eco friendly vehicle allowed).

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