Nitin Gadkari Calls for R&D and Shift towards Alternate Battery Technologies for EVs

There’s a need to emerge as pioneers in developing leading battery and power-train technologies, said Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for MSME and Road Transport & Highways, to the electric vehicle (EV) sector.

He further said that, the challenge we presently face is the control on strategic reserves of Lithium, which is used to manufacture Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries used in vehicles, the Minister has called upon the EV sector to shift towards a completely indigenous battery technology in the coming years. This could be metal-air, metal-ion and other potential technologies in the Research & Development (R&D) pipeline.

The Minister pointed out that there’s a need to achieve the goal of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat in transport Sector.

He added that, it is necessary to dedicate the coming years to rigorous research and development of such alternative battery technologies with the support of our Institutions of Eminence (IoEs), industry, scientists, engineers and the government.