Cheaper EVs remain a distant dream in India

Despite rush for local cell manufacturing, components are largely imported

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A Tata Motors EV parked in Mumbai. Demand for electric cars is picking up in India. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

VIBHUTI SHARMA, DealStreetAsia

NEW DELHI -- Despite the unprecedented rise in demand for electric vehicles in India and a raft of homegrown players rushing in to fill the space, EV prices in the country are unlikely to come down anytime soon as the bulk of their components, particularly batteries, are still imported.

And even if India starts making batteries locally, it would not necessarily translate into a drop in prices, industry experts cautioned.

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