Our manufacturers are five years behind the curve in EVs, China is more than 50% EVs: Amitabh Kant

[@commieTerminator]

No R&D. Who knows how to develop advanced battery cells and manufacture them cheaply in India? China is lightyears ahead

[@perfopt9077]

Our manufacturing is behind, our productivity is behind, our businessmen are behind...but babus and politicians are the best in the universe

[@UMS9695]

Inept, Imbecile babus and politicians!

[@RiseUp_Again]

True, It's Like Thieves are Blaming Police for the Crime in the Society.

[@vineethg6259]

In any country, the quality of its political class is a reflection of the quality of its people. The problem with India is Indians and their attitudes towards everything.

[@thecoldassassin]

The Indian bureaucracy is India's biggest impediment to growth

[@VermaRajinder]

Good one !!! 🤣🤣🤣 Ravi Kant has bluffed through his entire interview !!!

[@sudarshan273]

He looks like he is angry at the interviewer for not bringing in the ev revolution 😂😂😂

[@Atheist-Libertarian]

😂😂

[@ratul389]

He is putting the mirror in front of common people

[@s-qc9ns]

[@swainp2012]

He has a valid point and can understand why he has so strong opinion on this topic

[@siddharthgoyal4008]

​@@ratul389 there's no point only saying and shouting. Govt policies are bad, EVs are expensive, has govt reduced GST on them? No. Has govt introduced consumer side incentives like tax deductions for EVs? No.

[@shweyatad2794]

Why dont he raise his voice against his own govt for raising heavy taxes...why so many startups move their business in Singapore.

[@navan1087]

do you know that corporate taxes were reduced from 30 to 22% and for new companies to 15%.Which tax are you referring to?

[@rpajmera]

Corporate taxes are reduced and if not the journalist shld have challenged by saying x dollars incentives in usa and China what r u giving sir

[@compoundingquest]

Very nice to see someone saying truth. We have always lagged behind at everything. Cannot keep doing this forever.

[@vineethg6259]

Fantasizing on mythical past and superstition isn't going to make us modern. Give religion and superstition some rest and work on modernization of the country and its society. The country needs more industries, not gaushalas and temples. The attitudes and priorities of Indians are still stuck in the stone age.

[@Vijay-mi8uu]

Mr Kant is particularly targeting Bajaj and Maruti 😂😂

[@gouthama870]

Just shouting that china's loss must be india's gain doesn't help. China grew to where it is today only because local companies managed to crack critical technologies across sectors, but indian companies are no where close to developing any technology that can be commercialized on a mass scale. Make in india is more like assemble in india (parts from China). For the next 10 years also, india will keep boasting about UPI.

[@RiseUp_Again]

Even that UPI is a Copy Paste of Mobile Payment System from China

[@CrispinaSharma]

Problem with us is that if somebody criticize us we become angry instead of improving and making even more better. This what the wise people do.

[@ayushgaurincredible]

Because we don't have a plan

[@navan1087]

​@@ayushgaurincredibleWhat is the whole PLI scheme in electronics and battery then?

[@RAVI89RULZ]

This "Mera Bharat Mahaan" attitude needs to also be "Kaam bahut karna hai..Hum bahut peeche hain"

[@RK-gn1qh]

We started late, only last 11 years this government thinking and working towards growth, so he is pushing the Indian Auto companies to accelerate the activity, nothing wrong in that . China is controlled envoirment , so they can tune the industry as per their policy, but in INdia every growth initiative is opposed in courts by the opposition, this is the real challenge

[@taraknathsharma237]

I Support Amitabh Kant ji He is telling the TRUTH.

[@infinity_0071]

What India is 5 years behind ? 😂😂😂 even EU and US is 10 years minimum behind

[@deccanheart]

Take comfort, my friend - Pakistan is 50 years behind

[@princemehta1443]

Comparing to a failed terrorists state is not the solution,

[@SUMITANAND21]

I am happy to see this anger and frustration, Every minister should be angry like this on being lagging behind the curve 5 years.

[@groundreality5360]

we here in nepal more than 70% EV adoption. 100% Renewal energy.

[@PeanutButter-cn6uf]

He’s anger is justified.

[@pawangowda]

Neither ur policy are consistent nor the taxes ,but blame the oems

[@dimwittedhuman3044]

Happy to see this urgency in Indian thinktank!! I recently bought a used ICE car as I did not want to put my money in some technology which is getting rapidly outdated each day.

[@DrCajetanTellis]

We need more low budget electric vehicles, especially 4 wheelers, rather than the fancy iterations that Mahindra and Tata are producing. Remember we have a large middle class that needs private vehicles.

[@abhishekdwivedi1595]

Amitabh Kant's perspective highlights a critical gap in India's EV landscape. While our manufacturers remain behind the curve, China’s impressive adoption of EVs (over 50%) demonstrates their forward-thinking approach and robust ecosystem. This foresight and energy from leaders like Mr. Kant are essential for pushing India toward sustainable mobility and closing this gap. Collaboration, innovation, and urgency are key for Indian manufacturers to catch up and lead in the global EV market.

[@halligogguh5415]

Why cant Kant use an EV two wheeler to go to work everyday?

[@s-qc9ns]

more charging stations are needed

[@RiseUp_Again]

You just pulled his pants down

[@India80z]

Where is policy to ban ICE in cities, this will force industries to produce EVs

[@FrictionBearings]

will you pay for my new EV?

[@babbalgts]

That's a cost of democracy :/

[@commieTerminator]

China easily banned (highly restricted) them in their polluted cities

[@navan1087]

you cant bring such policies, the whole automobile sector will go down causing a massive job loss.Already sector is in high stress due to BS4,BS6.Now mandatory crash worthiness is also coming in next year BNCAP.

[@physicsedupoint5497]

*true mahindra new car has proved this as entire world ordered to check its quality *

[@SB-cw2mg]

Lol he talks like he was not in policy making

[@swainp2012]

India imposes tariff on EVs and critical technologies. China took advantage of the situation as they planned 10 years in advance and took the opportunities from building supply chain because of demand from Tesla and other leading manufacturers. India does not want Tesla and wants to impose 100% tariff. Why would anyone want to setup manufacturing in India without assuring there's demand. That's how China's supplier industry grew. India wants to grow organically, then it will be slow. There's no battery raw material, no battery refining, other supporting industries. Hopefully US will accelerate getting these permits by dropping regulation in from new administration.

[@MM-vm6bf]

Just like isro, India needs dedicated organization to develop cutting edge technology and allow indian companies to capitalize them.Given private industries do not have such capacity, government must step in.

[@ayushgaurincredible]

ISRO ne bhi kui teer nahi marliya

[@b4sandeep]

Bro china sent human to space 20 years ago 😇

[@vineethg6259]

ISRO is far behind US private space players and CNSA. This year so far, ISRO only managed to do 4 orbital launches, while China did 67 and US did 148 (out of which SpaceX alone did 127). ISRO has lost most of the commercial launch opportunities to SpaceX as well as it failed to adapt and modernize.

[@stevenpreston5619]

India is a trusted partner 🤔🤣🤣🤣

[@PushkalJuneja]

Taxes make India totally unviable for manufacturing even for local businessmen forget foreign investment. Loan write offs to 2-3 businesses are causing taxes to rise.

[@pankajjaiswal6718]

Thought-provoking indeed. I believe that new investments in ICE engine vehicles in India may turn out to be a negative business case within the next 3-5 years. With the growing momentum toward electric vehicles (EVs), supported by advancements in technology, government incentives, and increasing environmental awareness, the shift to EVs is not just inevitable but essential. Investing in sustainable mobility solutions today, such as EVs, ensures a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable future for all.

[@chsk4119]

this person itself is such a slow in speaking that I watched this video on 2X imagine...the Government.

[@pawanraj8248]

This man is a gem

[@user-gp9mk7wm1s]

20 years ago, the Western media compared China, India to Hare, Tortoise story - encouraging India to remain a tortoise

[@PushkalJuneja]

Why aren't diesel vehicles banned right now, particularly SUVs ... if Pollution is a priority. Govt lacks vision.

[@kennyz6271]

China started transforming bicycle to EV bike 30 years ago ,then 3 wheelers ,then 4 wheelers ,now everything even big trucks ,Buses are all EV . If India make tutu or motor bike into EVs ,the pollution will drop significantly .

[@UMS9695]

First and foremost, IC combustion is NOT a dead technology! In the US, which is the largest market for EVs in the world, the EV manufacturers are facing heavy headwinds becuase people who gave into the hype of EVs are regreting their purchase. With tons of issues and challenges faced on many aspects of EVs including weight, pathetic charging infrastruature, higher cost of purchase, operating and total ownership cost, much higher rates of depreciation, high insurance cost and cost of replacement batteries, spontanoeous fires, etc. the sales of EVs have plummeted. Tens of thousands of new EVs are lying sold on dealership lots for more than 6 months. India is at least a decade (not 5 years) behind in this game. There is a heavy dependency on china for various critical parts that go into the manufacturing of any type of EV. The EVs are way worse than IC automobiles when it comes to being Green. That the EVs are Green is an outright lie. The German auto industry has collapsed with VW, Bosch and Ford announcing major layoffs and MBZ has reported that its profits are down 50%. On the PLI, the mobile industry mostly assembles phones, they do not manufacture phones. If this govt. is serious about reducing air and water pollution that have plagued us for many decades, it needs addresss them first by other means.

[@DrCajetanTellis]

We are not responsible for polluting the world he said. But we are responsible to polluting our 42 cities . There seems to be a disconnect here. To give impetus to EV adoption, all new government and public vehicles ,including those of politicians should be electric . Manufacturers will produce enough only is there’s adequate and sustained demand.

[@zeroonexxxxxxx2353]

By promoting i mean: A. Monitor finances till funds recouped. Use a long loan for the business after promoting gets done. B. Help funding rounds and make it a PPP. Look into this. C. Have government engineers vet plan. Select the best ones and fund making of prototype. Even from outside an honest prototype can be backed.

[@rknaik76]

The battery and motors of EV cars only the manufacturer can open and fix how the millions of roadside car shops will survive? In any highway there will be thousands of car repair shops

[@tvm73827]

Mr. Amitabh Kant's insightful interview could well mark a pivotal moment for the automobile industry, jolting it out of its apparent inertia. He has called upon longstanding players, whose performance has been disappointingly lackluster, to rise to the occasion and embrace global markets rather than remaining complacent with the continued promotion of ICE vehicles in the domestic Indian landscape. While Ola has demonstrated commendable leadership in the two-wheeler segment, giants like Tata and Mahindra must now heed this wake-up call-a message Mr. Kant has delivered with unmistakable clarity and urgency.

[@Red.bulldozer3]

No one should decide and compell indians what should use . Indians have their own pace

[@celebratingilluzion4926]

Democracy and efficiency don't go together... India will always lack the spine to do things that are painful in the short term but can bring transformative results in the long run... what will happen is - we'll settle for the mediocre growth rate / changes, let China/west take the lead and influence us in future also.. we were and will always remain followers and consumers..

[@cooldjk]

I visited Nepal and even they are ahead of us

[@aryaman05]

Are they using battery powered kukri ?😊

[@rajkumarpardeshi-n9c]

Puspa 🔥🔥🔥

[@bestofsatish]

India can never reach 10% EV simply because the supply chain is in china. to produce locally, india needs to invest $5tn to achieve these targets and indian industry dont have that much money. Even RBI's forex reserves is only $650bn. Also doing business in india is very tough. You need to bribe all the govt officials to even start the factory. So Gross margins in auto industry must be atleast 75% before companies make any profit. 40% is tax, 15% is bribes and another 20% is cost. So Building EV's is not anywhere near especially cars. India needs corrupt free, tax free system and also govt subsidies to make that happen. So India will lag behind the world for sure and competing with china will always be a pipedream. 90% of raw materials is from china, 80% batteries are from china, 60% of motors are from china, 95% of electronics are from china. Simply put India neither does have the money nor the govt policy to achieve them

[@goolooggg9005]

Speak the truth & the truth hurts, india is behind by 25 years (one generation) in EVs vis-a-vis China...

[@raylee5030]

I see a lot of Indians on the web bashing China for not having democracy.

[@knowledged8420]

China is democracy or autocracy it doesn't matter to India ok mouth rich country , India has nothing but always like to compare with China but In reality India doesn't even compare able to Brazil vaitnam

[@zeroonexxxxxxx2353]

Why was the PLI scheme not marketed, I didn't know about it.

[@physicsedupoint5497]

yes he is right ❤

[@vedantmomaya1533]

he's absolutely right

[@birshu1234]

I have recently bought electric 2Wheleer.....but there is no waiver on registration fee from state government.....some state govt provide waiver....but not my state govt......central govt should direct all state govt to give some waiver on electric 2wheller.....then i cant see any reason for buyer not shifting to EV 2W......but for 4wheleer...charging infrastructure is required...this will take time

[@mexicanmomo]

We are far behind. Credit goes to private companies and to some extent gov run psu. Leading companies like Bajaj, Maruti Suzuki didn't believe in EV , they lacked vision. When small companies like Ola came, companies like Bajaj ridiculed them, created trouble for them. Whole ecosystem was activated against companies like Ola and Tata. I urge Indian gov to impose duty on manufacturing of ICE and subsidize same amount on EV . Let some companies like Bajaj, Hero, Maruti Suzuki perish. Why not PSUs going for fuell cell technology, who stops them ? What is BHEL or BEML doing ?

[@zeroonexxxxxxx2353]

Big companies like Mahindra, Tata can shift manufacturing of petrol/diesel car facturing to foreign lands, thereby using the IP of it but ramp up domestic EVs.

[@saurav215260]

Ip? Of what? Borrowed engines for which they are still paying royalties.

[@NCM-xy8ow]

5 years behind the curve in EVs? Common....much more than 5 years.

[@rajeevpandey18]

Some confusion was created in the environment that EV may not be permanent things may be hybrid, hydrogen fuel cell etc

[@hrtummala]

2 wheelers and 3 wheelers should move 100% to EV. Cars are the last to worry about

[@cooldjk]

He's right❤

[@nitinalexvaidyan5095]

Why cant the govt put out a rule to standardize fast charger and make the charger interoperable for atleast cars and bike seperately

[@mexicanmomo]

Only big talks, where is action on ground? How many Indian companies manufacter ev batteries ? Do we have refinary for Lithium? We are yet to build and nature fuel cell technology. Forget about chip manufacturing.

[@AKK8570]

Sir, Main issue issue is R&D and innovation and intent for research. India never had these things at their root level. Suddenly you are expecting all of these how they will cop up

[@SSV60]

Manufacturing more alone will not be sufficient. People should have capacity & mindset to buy so many.

[@VishalMishra-ge2ef]

Do shabd so called unorganised sector of E rickshaw ke liye bhi bol dete They know they can never be the poster boys of Indian Manufacturing story but phir bhi 😅

[@XD-pd9tc]

he talked.as.if the world.puts.a.100%tariff on China, it is only the us market, and China decided to lock the US auto industry inside the US anyway, there is no hope.for India, all talks.

[@aryaman05]

Chandra, wear the same perfume whenever you want a lively interview or "electrifying session", as you noted !😊 Exactly, why aren't all........ All, g'ment departments on hundred percent electric/EV already ?

[@tptbabu]

If people like Maruti and Hyundai make stupid cars and keep the customers in dark with color changes and seat color changes this is how the market will be ?

[@sambhavarora9335]

And how are they going to make batteries when we know Lithium, Manganese, Cobalt and Graphite which are essential for batteries are sourced from China and China has more than half of cell manufacturing capacity. And after sourcing those batteries you need various other components which again are sourced from China even the new Mahindra EVs use BYD Blade which is a Chinese product. And at last how will you produce the energy to charge those batteries? By using coal powered thermal electricity or diesel or oil to produce the electricity and what about the infrastructure. Amitabh Kant should realise the reality of India. We will always be a low middle income growing economy perhaps may loose all the economic growth cuz of the unsustainable overpopulation which is no longer demographic dividend instead it's a burden now.

[@PhoonBucgeneMY]

Perhaps incentivize BYD to come India setup a joint manufacturing partnership. That's what China did when they have nothing.

[@poopkljok8342]

Just last month, China's Ministry of Commerce summoned all Chinese automakers and strictly prohibited them from investing in India, Russia and Turkey. These three countries were listed as the highest level of geopolitical risk by China's Ministry of Commerce.

[@Goldie2110]

This is double standards from the government .. Your PLI schemes for entrepreneurship is for people with big banks .. not small enterprises.. he is a hypocrite

[@susilajos126]

First govt and industry should put ev charging stations everywhere otherwise no body will buy ev vehicles

[@jaydeepganguly6144]

First change all vehicles used in industries and corporates, businessmen ,politicians by EVs

[@Anmol4824]

The government needs to install reliable electric chargers of similar scale as china have it

[@cyb-m]

Stop driving your own car. Use public transportation, metros and bikes. Why is everyone driving their own car and clogging the roads.

[@Greasyhair]

Cars are not the major polluters. Its the heavy vehicles that are the main culprits. With current ev tech no way are the trucks moving from diesel to electric. Period!

[@zeroonexxxxxxx2353]

How many Indians knew about the PLI scheme?

[@TripAndVlogs]

But why is that sir. When India will be relevant .

[@vidyashankaremani5138]

Sir ... with due respect, India and it's people are not ready for electric .... In Hyderabad GHMC electic charging stations are covered with dust and garbage. For Electric cars sales to increase .... we need a solid EV stations infrastructure.

[@CrispinaSharma]

This is the reason that we don’t progress or innovate because we don’t like criticism😊😊😊

[@knowledged8420]

India can't innovate anything except if foreign countries teach how to assemble

[@amardeepsidhu2871]

Government should put restrictions one petroleum car per house rest EV .

[@SuperTvik]

I am glad he said it because when I say it people get angry at me 😂

[@Daniel-f1v8p]

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[@marcusaureliusanonymous]

As long as EVs runs on lithium battery, EVs will not be future of any country including China. As long as EVs have less range (true range) than petrol scooters and motorcycles, EVs will not be future in any multi universe. As long as EVs take hours to charge, EV will not be future In most of countries, EVs are sold on subsidies provided by government in every step from manufacturing to acquisition to actual running. henceforth in long run, these EVs will bankrupt many big economies....

[@zeroonexxxxxxx2353]

Very possible ❤

[@zeroonexxxxxxx2353]

Battery manufacturing is a lot of metallurgy and purity/exact composition.

[@nathanbahirathan4875]

How will India export you products when the environment, that is around Cities & Factories where these products are manufactured are littered with Dirt and Filth. First of all there has to be an awareness to get your surroundings clean. There has to be concerted effort to make India clean. Then foreigners will have faith in visiting India and purchasing from India.

[@DivineEnergy11]

Indian automobile companies are investing much lesser wealth in research and development of EV sector.

[@rajvenk]

Market push happens with financial support to end customers. Post covid 80-90% end customers have bad cibil score. TVS icube has their own Sundaram finance. Ola has arrangements with leading bank so only their brand gets financed. All other international brand EV struggle to survive or die within a year. Fossil fuel brands conspired to burn the EV batteries in 22-23 not now as they are slowly entering into the market post selling their IC engine stocks. Chinese batteries struggle with deep freeze issue after a year of usage. Chinese BMS needs master code to repair or service. And so on... It's high time carbon batteries come into market without any BMS and many more...

[@MM-vm6bf]

Indian car manufacturing needs R&D.

[@ayushgaurincredible]

In G20 he seems so positive now what happens, sherpa ness go down the drain.

[@ChakravarthiT]

On battery manufacturing side China controls around 65-70% of Lithium mines across the world.. either it is in Africa, South America or Australia... China is in such a strong hold.. Where is India on having Lithium mines, it holds not even 1% 😂 very said. Look at China has developed in almost every front. In population only we are number 1 😂 India never ever develop with this kind of governance at all..😢

[@ayushgaurincredible]

Mr Sherpa why don't you comfort your button eyes politicians whi can't see near future.

[@nimishgarg6418]

Legacy players don’t want to Invest in R&D and do new things

[@sandeepkulkarni2021]

How much harassment planet goes when we dig mines for lithium ion How much coal is used to generate power What abt ev resale value

[@PhoonBucgeneMY]

How much pain the planet feel when we suck up millions barrel of petroleum everyday?

[@pradeepkb9678]

Why public transport is not ev? No range anxiety and can be charge at night. We never encouraged automobile industry. Countries impose 100% tariff when at war are normal tariff for India.

[@ampan75]

Indian riches loves luxury. India is third largest luxury market in asia after China and Japan and second fastest growing in world. Does luxury goes with pain. Aren't people you talking about are wanting these luxury. They want easy money, a tariff barrier to survive which i heard from an industrialist. Whom you want to wake up

[@virajvrooms]

Daydreaming sir. EVs did well because of the FOMO. Customers have now realised that nothing beats good old fuel. You cannot make people buy EVs without increasing traditional fuel rates.

[@FrictionBearings]

Why does the company has to monitor my EV if I buy one? will i be incentivized if I share my data of how I use my vehicle? Why only 2w and 3W to be EV, its actually the lowest contributer to pollution, seems like mr. kant is peddling Ola electric.

[@mehtapramod23]

WE SHOULD INVEST HEAVILY ON HIGH QUALITY BATTERY

[@vangpham2514]

5 yrs behind, try add a zeor to that, what a joke

[@jerrysingh9152]

Every in India is behind 😮

[@2023tiger]

He's so angry and so naive, too. Does he think USA especially Donald Trump will agree to let TATA vehicles come to USA?. Look around the USA 🇺🇸 which counties or cities have you guys seen Americans driving 🇮🇳 🚗.

[@vaibhavkotwal44]

make rto fees 0 then people will buy

[@seldom44]

There's no research and development occuring in India.....

[@Deepushettyg]

Can India get interest Free loan to enter ev vehicle where you get carbon trading subsidy and go for hydrogen as quickly first indian railway should turn green