India faces two major challenges in its transition to electric vehicles The country needs to manufacture lithium-ion batteries at scale and deal with the environmental threat posed by battery waste. Representational image. | AFP target of generating 175 gigawatts of power from renewable energy by 2022, India has made clear its intent to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The government’s target to ensure that at least 15% of the vehicles in the country are electric by 2030 is aimed at reducing vehicular pollution – transport accounts for about 11% of India’s carbon emissions – and dependence on crude oil imports. Electric vehicles are expected to account for 30% of vehicle sales in India by 2030. Apart from environmental gains, this transition is likely to save crude oil imports worth Rs 1,07,566 crore, estimated a