'Govt should play a larger role in growth of EV ecosystem'

VOLVO Group recently signed an MoU with Tata Motors to build an ecosystem for zero-emission trucking.

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In an interaction with Pushpita Dey, Kamal Bali, President & Managing Director (MD) of Volvo Group India, speaks about how coordinated action across fuel supply, infrastructure, and cost of ownership will scale the heavy-vehicle (HDV) green transition in India. Excerpts:

What are the key joint targets set for the next 2-5 years, and how will this collaboration boost the green transition ecosystem in India for HD vehicles?

First of all, it is an important development that our two companies - significant players in the global commercial vehicle space - are coming together to help build an ecosystem for zero-emission trucking. That is the need of the hour. Many actors are involved in developing such an ecosystem. It's not just about creating a vehicle that runs on clean fuel. Even if we build that vehicle, the ecosystem doesn't get fully developed.