Will India’s proposed battery swapping policy bolster electric vehicles’ adoption?

Mayur Roy, a 31-year-old businessman from Cuttack in Odisha, bought an electric scooter (a two-wheeler) earlier this year, with an intention to move towards a non-polluting mode of transport.

He uses it in the city for commuting and is pleased with the savings in fuel charges as compared to petrol vehicles. He wants others in his family and friends to also switch to electric vehicles and contribute to the clean fuel transition.

However, recent cases of fires in electric vehicles (EVs) have raised concerns among many of his friends who were earlier keen on switching to EVs.

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