Niti Aayog Launches Initiatives to Boost Electric Mobility

Why in the News?

Recently, COP 26 President and NITI Aayog unveiled two initiatives to boost electric mobility and promote battery reuse and recycling market in India.

Key Points:

The two initiatives are:

• E-AMRIT (Accelerated e-Mobility Revolution for India’s Transportation) mobile application to increase public awareness of electric transportation.
• Report on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Reuse supported by UK’s Green Growth Fund Technical Cooperation Facility.
  • It aims to promote battery recycling of current and evolving battery technologies, and battery supply chain as uptake of electric vehicles increase in India.

About the Glasgow Breakthrough on Road Transport:

• It was launched at the COP26 climate summit.
• India is one of 42 leaders that have backed and signed up for the UK’s Glasgow Breakthroughs initiative.
• India is also a co-convener of the Glasgow Breakthrough on Road Transport, together with the UK and the US.
• Aims: To make Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) by making them affordable, accessible and sustainable in all regions by 2030.