India, Germany Push Integrated Shift to Electric Mobility

• India and Germany prioritize financing, charging infrastructure, battery safety, electrification, and workforce development for EV adoption
• India’s EV policies include the ₹10,900-crore PM eDrive Scheme, 10,000 electric buses, and new charging infrastructure guidelines
• Experts highlight the need for multimodal planning, improved grid coordination, and battery circularity for successful EV adoption

India and Germany are now working together to support India's next step in its move towards electric mobility; Representatives from all sectors of India's EV sector met in New Delhi to discuss a way forward on an overall strategy for adoption of electric vehicles.

India-Germany electric mobility cooperation focuses on an integrated mobility strategy to accelerate the EV transition, promoting clean transport in India, sustainable mobility, and EV policy cooperation to drive the green transport shift.

The event was part of the Indo-German Partnership for Green and Sustainable Development (GSDP). The participants included people from multiple sectors, including central ministries, State governments, Cities Admin, Public transport, DISCOMs, Finance people, industry members as well as International partners.

Five identified priority areas will be the main focus of the two countries' collaboration: Scalable Financing, Charging Infrastructure & Grid Preparedness, Battery Safety, Multimodal Electrification and Workforce Development.

Both countries have stated that integrated planning across Energy, Mobility, Manufacturing, Finance and Skills is needed in order for India to meet its EV targets, and successful transitions from stand-alone pilot projects into a cohesive and coordinated National Program will be the key to long-term success.

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On the backdrop of the increasing policy ecosystem regarding e-mobility in India, various measures were introduced, namely the PM eDrive scheme, with an outlay of ₹10,900 crore for vehicle electrification; (2) the PM eBus Sewa programme focused on deploying 10,000 electric buses; and (3) the ₹3,435 crore Payment Security Mechanism introduced in 2024.

The Charging Infrastructure Guideline, issued by the Ministry of Power and the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in 2024, was identified as an essential first step to establishing standards and interoperability for Charging Infrastructure.

Experts emphasized the value of integrating metro systems, bus fleets, shared mobility, and last-mile services to support multi-modal electrification.

In addition, better coordination with Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) for grid readiness, development of battery circularity, and promotion of skill development in a gender-neutral manner for the new jobs created by electric vehicles (EVs) have all been put forward as priorities.

Both countries continue to share a mutual commitment to supporting clean, effective and equitable mobility and to deepen their collaboration across several critical areas.