India is the fourth largest automobile market in the world, with about 200 million on-road vehicles. By 2030, an additional 400 million customers will need mobility solutions. Everyday traffic is joined by new cars, running on expensive imported fuel and cluttering already overcrowded cities, which suffer from infrastructure bottlenecks and intense air pollution. This situation demands a transportation revolution in the country and electric mobility will be at the centre of it.
Author
Amber Shrivastava
Amber Shrivastava
Prof. Amber Shrivastava is an Assistant Professor with the Mechanical Engineering Department at IIT Bombay. He is faculty advisor of IIT Bombay Racing team. His current work focuses on joining processes, friction stir technologies, joining of dissimilar materials, manufacturing process automation and sustainable manufacturing. Previously, Amber worked as licensed marine engineer in merchant navy.