Curriculum India's Electric Vehicle Economy
India's Electric Vehicle Economy
The economics of India's shift to electric vehicles: where the transition stands, whether EVs are cheaper to own, subsidies, battery cells, charging, electric cars, the import policy, battery swapping, the grid, auto jobs and battery recycling.
- India's EV Transition at a Glance How fast electric vehicles are spreading in India, which segments lead, and why India's EV story looks different from China's or Europe's. 📄 Read-aloud
- Is an EV Cheaper to Own? How to compare an electric vehicle with a petrol one using total cost of ownership, including purchase price, fuel, maintenance and resale. 📄 Read-aloud
- FAME and PM E-DRIVE: Subsidising EVs How India's FAME schemes and PM E-DRIVE have subsidised electric vehicles and charging, why subsidies were cut back, and the misuse scandal. 📄 Read-aloud
- Battery Cells: The Heart of an EV Why battery cells make up a large share of an EV's cost, why India imports most of them, and how the ACC PLI scheme aims to build cell factories. 📄 Read-aloud
- Charging Stations: The Chicken-and-Egg Problem Why buyers wait for chargers and investors wait for buyers, how India is expanding public charging, and why home charging matters most. 📄 Read-aloud
- Electric Cars in India Why electric cars remain a small share of India's car sales, how Tata Motors took an early lead, and what could accelerate adoption. 📄 Read-aloud
- India's Electric Vehicle Economy: Checkpoint 1 Quick checkpoint - five questions on India's EV transition, costs, subsidies, batteries and charging. 5 questions
- Tesla, Tariffs and the EV Import Policy How India's high import duties kept foreign EV makers out, how the 2024 scheme offered lower duties in exchange for local investment, and Tesla's entry. 📄 Read-aloud
- Battery Swapping How battery swapping lets riders exchange empty batteries for full ones in minutes, why it suits commercial two- and three-wheelers, and its business challenges. 📄 Read-aloud
- EVs and the Power Grid How EV charging adds to electricity demand, why timing matters, and how smart charging and time-of-day tariffs can turn EVs into grid helpers. 📄 Read-aloud
- EVs and Jobs in the Auto Industry How electric vehicles change auto manufacturing jobs and parts suppliers, which components disappear, and how workers and firms can adapt. 📄 Read-aloud
- Recycling EV Batteries Why used EV batteries are a growing waste problem and a valuable source of lithium, cobalt and nickel, and how India's battery waste rules work. 📄 Read-aloud
- The Road Ahead for EVs What could speed up or slow India's EV transition, and a recap of the module. 📄 Read-aloud