New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- NEW DELHI: The federal policy think tank Niti Aayog may advocate raising the share of electric vehicles in India's privately owned cars and two-wheelers to 90% by 2047 from nearly 6% now as part of the nation's energy transition, according to three people aware of the development.

This plan will be part of the long-term decarbonization roadmap to be launched shortly by the think tank for transport, industrial, buildings, agriculture, and power sectors, said the people, asking not to be identified as the details are not public yet. It will also lay out a pathway to increase the share of rail and air travel, with the target of India becoming a net-zero emitter by 2070, they said.

India's EV adoption has been rising, ...