India, May 23 -- Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess in a recent summit shared his thoughts on the transition of the automobile industry towards electric vehicles. Diess explained that though the demand for electric vehicles is rising, the infrastructure to manufacture these EVs and support them is lagging behind. Many automakers have shared earlier that transitioning to electric vehicles will not happen overnight as involvement from various sectors such as governments, energy companies, climate organisations as well as consumers are needed.

Diess reinstated that to achieve a full-fledged change in the mobility sector demands huge investments and time. "We need the correct plants to be modified or built, the battery production capacity to...