EVs are often described as “zero-emission”, which is true at the vehicle level. But in India, a large share of electricity still comes from coal. So the emissions shift from the car to the power plant. I was listening to a podcast with Shrikant where this came up, and the point wasn’t anti-EV at all.
It was about sequencing. EV adoption helps, but the real environmental impact depends heavily on how quickly the power grid gets cleaner.
wdyt?? should EV policy focus more on vehicles first, or grid transition in parallel?
If EVs have zero tailpipe emissions, where do the emissions go in India and globally??
byu/enlightenedshubham inenergy
Posted by enlightenedshubham