2030 EV mission a big challenge, says Tata Motors MD Guenter Butschek

A day after announcing turnaround numbers for the domestic business of Tata Motors, chief executive and managing director Guenter Butschek on Tuesday showcased the company’s role in driving India’s future mobility while arguing that it would be big challenge to  meet the government’s vision of 100 per cent electrification of public transport and 40 per cent personal vehicles by 2030. 

Tata Motors had last September won a mega government contract for supplying 10,000 electric vehicles to state-owned Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) at a price of around Rs 1.12 million per unit under the NDA government’s 2030 EV plan. Butschek