India, Sept. 30 -- Rajeev Chaba, President & MD, MG Motor India tells PCQuest why EV adoption is crucial for India vis-a-vis ICE vehicles and what kind of innovation, incentivization and infrastructural support is needed for the shift.

What kind of opportunity and roadblocks do you see for the EV uptake in India vis-a-vis ICE vehicles? Do you have any suggestions on what could make the EV adoption better?

I can easily see more opportunities than roadblocks. To begin with, India is a net importer of crude oil. Its crude imports totaled $112 billion in FY2019 , which is more than the GDPs of several economies including Ecuador, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Bahrain. Now, this is a recurring spend that only increases with the adoption of ICE veh...