Lok Sabha Question No. 1421 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: National Mission for Electric Mobility
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1421 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2015

## National Mission for Electric Mobility

## 1421. SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  drawn  a  roadmap  for  providing  reliable  electricity  access  through dedicated  charging  stations  for  electric  and  heavy  vehicles  under  the  National  Mission  for  Electric Mobility (NMEM) and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether real benefits in terms of environment protection and reduced CO2 from electric vehicles are realized only when charged through renewable energy source and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government plans to make mandatory provision to make certain percentage of charging station under the Mission powered by renewable energy; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF  HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES  (SHRI  G.M. SIDDESHWARA)

- (a): Madam, Government of India approved the National Mission on Electric Mobility in 2011 and subsequently  National  Electric  Mobility  Mission  Plan  2020  was  unveiled  in  2013.    As  part  of  the mission, DHI has formulated a scheme namely FAME - India ( F aster A doption and M anufacturing of (Hybrid &) E lectric Vehicles in India). The Phase-1 of the scheme shall be implemented over a 2 year period i.e. FY 2015-16 and FY 2016-17 commencing from 1 st April 2015 with an approved outlay of Rs. 795 Crore. Innitial seed money of Rs. 75 Crore has been allotted in the Current Financial Year (2015-16). The scheme shall have 4 focus areas i.e. Technology Development, Demand Creation, Pilot Projects and Charging Infrastructure.  The thrust for the Govt. through this scheme will be to allow hybrid and electric vehicles to become the first choice for the purchasers so that these vehicles can replace  the  conventional  vehicles  and  thus  reduce  liquid  fuel  consumption  in  the  country  from  the automobile sector.

(b) & (c): The  scheme  will  provide  a  major  push  for  creation  of  a  viable  ecosystem  of  both hybrid and electric technologies vehicles in the country. Government is in the process of setting  up public  charging  stations  in  various  cities  where  the  population  of  electric  vehicles  is  growing. Government  is  coordinating  with  various  enabling  agencies  such  Delhi  Metro  Rail  Corporation (DMRC),  Oil  and  Marketing  Companies  (such  as  Indian  Oil,  Hindustan  Petroleum)  to  support installation  of  such  charging  stations  at  their  facilities  (Metro  Stations  and  Petrol  Filling  Stations). Further,  Government  has  started  pilot  projects  on  renewable  energy  based  fast  charging  stations. Bharat  Heavy  Electricals  Limited  (BHEL)  and  Rajasthan  Electronics  and  Instrumentation  Limited (REIL) have been entrusted to develop prototypes of such stations which could be deployed in future.

Pure  electric  vehicle  produces  around  35%~45%  lower  CO2  as  compared  to  equivalent  gasoline vehicle in India based on the fact that most of electricity produced is obtained predominantly from coal,  natural  gas  and  oil  (75%~85%).  In  future  in  view  of  more  and  more  renewable  energy  based electricity production in the country, electric vehicles are going to emit lesser CO2 on a Well-to-Wheel basis.

- (d): does not arise.

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