Look at cleaner petrol cars before going electric: Bosch

The investments needed for producing greener cars today will be substantial and have long recovery periods

India will have a substantial base of petrol-powered cars by 2030, and not focusing on making these cleaner now will somewhat negate the positives of zero-emission electric vehicles, says Jan Roehrl, executive vice-president and chief technical officer at Bosch, global supplier of automotive technologies.

While India, one of the fastest growing auto markets, has mandated that all new vehicles should comply with BS-VI emission norms by 2020, and by 2018 in Delhi, the government should ensure that its push for an all-electric fleet by 2030 does not dissuade firms from making cleaner vehicles.
 

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