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The two words keeping me awake are 'What if?'

Mudar Patherya wonders if every new vehicle sold in India would be electric by 2030

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Mudar Patherya
The two words keeping me awake are ‘What if?’
 
  • What if most people stopped buying cars in a decade and a half (prediction that 95 per cent of all US passenger miles travelled will be addressed by fleets, not individuals, by 2030)?
  • What if the productivity gains arising out of reclaimed driving hours put more money into people’s pockets, so that they could buy different experiences over assets?
  • What if people increased renting of assets (over buying these) because they were never sure of where they would be living a few years hence?
  • What if the cost of commute became the ‘next telecom’
Disclaimer: These are personal views of the writer. They do not necessarily reflect the opinion of www.business-standard.com or the Business Standard newspaper

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