India's EV Push: Import Duty Changes and the Need for Tech Transfer

India is trying to get more people to buy electric cars by making it easier to import them, but only if companies invest in making the cars in India too.

This is a plan to reduce the import tax on fully built EVs.

To make sure things are made in India, the government wants companies to use local parts and technologies.

The current policies fall short of enabling access to crucial battery tech which requires a different approach.

China did this by letting foreign companies partner with local ones, which helped it become the world leader in electric cars.