Electric vehicles could increase net carbon emissions in India: IEA

The International Energy Agency has said there will be a net increase in carbon emissions due to electric vehicles when considering life-cycle emissions in countries, like India and China, which have a carbon-intensive power generation mix.

In its report on electric vehicle, IEA says under the New Policies Scenario, India will reach an 11 per cent EV market share by 2030 (for all modes combined, excluding two- and three-wheelers where the share will be 70 per cent). Under the EV30@30 Scenario outlook, India’s electric mobility transition could develop a favourable policy environment and achieve a 25 per cent EV market share by 2030 across all modes, except two and three-wheelers where over 70 per cent of sales will be electric by the same year.

"This transition can be supported with the adoption of car and ride-sharing systems, suggesting that the country to some extent may leapfrog from a low personal vehicle ownership rate to shared mobility while access to motorised road-based mobility is growing," says the report.

While New Policies Scenario factors in transport and EV-related policies already announced, as well as their implications for technology developments and related spillover effects, looking at all road transport modes, the second scenario of EV30@30 reflects a policy case characterised by a wider adoption of EVs, in line with the global campaign applied at a global scale.

Maruti to recall the new Swift and Baleno to inspect brake vacuum hose

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Maruti Suzuki India will undertake a 'service campaign' for new Swift and Baleno models to inspect for a possible fault in the brake vacuum hose, the company said in a statement posted on its website. The campaign will cover around 52,686 new Swift and Baleno vehicles manufactured between December 1, 2017, and March 16, 2018. A company spokesperson stopped short of terming it as a recall as the defect is not related to safety or emission issue. The campaign is being undertaken to avoid any potential inconvenience to customers, the spokesperson added.

Owners of the vehicles included in this service campaign will be contacted by dealers for inspection and replacement of the faulty part from 14th May onwards, it said.

Service Campaigns are undertaken globally by automobile companies to rectify faults that may potentially cause inconvenience to customers. The inspection and replacement will be done free of cost for the customer.

It has requested customers of new Swift and Baleno to fill in the chassis number (MBH followed by 14 digit alpha-numeric number) on the computer screen. The chassis number is embossed on the vehicle ID plate and is also in the vehicle invoice/registration documents.

Maruti launched the Baleno in May 2016 and the new Swift in February this year.