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Industry braces for impact as India begins shift to EVs

New Delhi: Abhay Firodia is not perturbed by the possible impact that the advent of electric vehicles may have on the ecosystem for automobiles.

“Bank employees went on strike when they were introduced to computers,” the 73-year-old chairman of Force Motors Ltd, Pune-based light commercial vehicle manufacturer, and president of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, or Siam, told Mint last year when asked if the industry has assessed the impact of such a gigantic shift towards electric vehicles.

The government plans to switch to electric vehicles by 2030, which has now been described by road transport minister Nitin Gadkari as unofficial.

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Jobs at risk as India shifts electric gears

Abhay Firodia is not perturbed by the possible impact that the advent of electric vehicles may have on the ecosystem for automobiles.

“Bank employees went on strike when they were introduced to computers,” the 73-year-old chairman of Force Motors Ltd, Pune-based light commercial vehicle manufacturer, and president of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers or Siam told Mint last year when asked if the industry has assessed the impact of such a gigantic shift towards electric vehicles.

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