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India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI)

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Recently, NITI Aayog launched the India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI), a pioneering tool designed to track, evaluate, and benchmark the progress of Indian states and Union Territories (UTs) in achieving their electric mobility goals.

About India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI)

The IEMI is a first-of-its-kind tool that comprehensively measures the progress of states and UTs in adopting electric mobility. It assesses various aspects of electric mobility development across 16 key indicators, categorized under three core themes:

  1. Transport Electrification Progress:

    • This theme evaluates the demand-side adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), reflecting how well states are incorporating electric vehicles into their transportation systems.

  2. Charging Infrastructure Readiness:

    • It tracks the development of charging infrastructure, which is essential to support the growth of electric vehicles. This includes the availability of charging stations and related infrastructure.

  3. EV Research and Innovation Status:

    • This evaluates the supply-side ecosystem, focusing on research and development (R&D) efforts related to electric mobility, innovation in EV technologies, and industry collaborations.

Purpose and Impact of the IEMI

  • Benchmarking and Tracking: IEMI provides a quantitative evaluation by scoring each state and UT out of 100. This allows states to compare their performance on key electric mobility indicators and track their progress over time.

  • Identifying Drivers and Gaps: By measuring progress in key areas, the index helps identify success factors that drive electric mobility and areas where targeted interventions are needed.

  • Promoting Healthy Competition: The index encourages healthy competition among states and UTs to accelerate their electric mobility efforts. It also fosters knowledge-sharing and the dissemination of best practices.

  • Supporting Decision-Making: It provides policy-makers with valuable insights, helping them align state-level initiatives with national goals for electric mobility. The index can guide fund allocation and policy formulation for supporting EV adoption.

  • Collaboration and Planning: The IEMI underscores the importance of state-level coordination and cross-sectoral collaboration to achieve India’s electric mobility vision, ensuring that local needs are considered while pursuing national goals.

Key Features of the Index

  1. Transparency: It offers a transparent, comparative framework that allows states to see how their efforts stack up against others, fostering a spirit of collaborative improvement.

  2. Comprehensive Coverage: The IEMI covers a wide range of electric mobility-related themes and provides a holistic view of the electric vehicle ecosystem, including infrastructure, policy support, adoption rates, and innovation.

  3. State-Specific Recommendations: By highlighting strengths and gaps, the index helps states align their strategies with both national goals and local realities.

The India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI) represents a significant step forward in promoting electric vehicle adoption across India. By providing an objective, data-driven tool to assess progress, it aids in informed decision-making and policy development. Additionally, it fosters competition, innovation, and collaboration among states to meet the nation's electric mobility targets.


 


 

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