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Skill Scene
India’s electric future depends on a new kind of engineering talent, but neither academia or industry is producing it
Online skilling portals have found a niche and are filling the skill gap with courses on battery management and electric motors
Innovating locally is what gives China and the US a leg up in this global EV race. Has India already missed that boat?
Stop-gap measures or long term investment to develop talent? How India decides now, will impact the rest of its EV growth story
UPDATE: On 7 March, the government officially announced a 15% import subsidy on lithium. The Ken had earlier reported a 5% subsidy rate, as told to us by a senior official in the know of FAME-II policy discussions.
2019 will be the year of the perfect electric storm.
This is the year that India might finally get the chance, in earnest, to ride on the path to electric mobility.
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