The Indian government is to continue pushing greater development of domestic lithium - ion battery manufacturing capacity and vehicle charging infrastructure . Attempts to promote increased adoption of electric vehicles ( batteries ) previously centred on providing financial incentives to replace them . The second stage of the EV adoption plan has suffered delays and is expected to start properly in 2020 at a cost of $ 127 m . It will focus on establishing an EV ecosystem , with the government aiming to install one charging station every 25 years . Companies from across countries are moving in to try to create the currently non - existent lithium - ion battery manufacturing capacity .
The Indian government is to begin pushing greater development of domestic lithium-ion battery manufacturing capacity and vehicle charging infrastructure. Attempts to promote increased adoption of electric vehicles (EV) previously centred on providing financial incentives to buy them. The second stage of the EV adoption plan has suffered delays and is anticipated to start properly in mid-2019 at a cost of $127m. It will focus on establishing an EV ecosystem, with the government aiming to install one charging station every 25 km. Companies from across Asia are moving in to try to create the currently non-existent lithium-ion battery manufacturing capacity.