Contents
Undertaking i
Certificate iii
Acknowledgments v
Abstract vii
Table of contents ix
List of figures xiii
List of tables xv
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Background of Study 1
1.2 Need for Study 2
1.3 Aim 3
1.4 Objective 3
1.5 Methods for each objective 3
1.6 Research Questions 4
1.7 Scope 4
1.8 Limitations 5
1.9 Methodology and Approach 5
1.10 Research Timeline 7
1.11 Data collection plan 7
2 Electric Vehicle and its Specifications: 11
2.1 Types of Electric Vehicles 11
2.2 Battery Specification for EV 12
2.3 Battery Swapping Types for EV 12
3 Charging Infrastructure and its Specifications: 15
3.1 Classification of EV Charging Infrastructure 15
3.2 Indian Charging Standards and Codes 16
3.3 Electric supply forcharging infrastructure 17
3.4 Executive or Implementing Authority for charging inftastructure 17
4 Electric Vehicle Policy 19
4.1 National EV Policy 19
4.1.1 National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020 19
4.1.2 FAME 20
4.1.3 National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage 21
4.2 State EV Policy 23
4.2.1 State-wise Key Policy Elements and Targets 23
4.3 International EV Policies 33
4.3.1 California (USA) 34
4.3.2 China: 35
4.3.3 Netherland 36
5 Building Byelaws 39
5.1 International EV Building Byelaws 39
5.2 National EV building bye-laws: 40
6 Parking Policy 41
6.1 Draft of Bengaluru Parking Policy, 2020 41
6.2 Pune City Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan, 2022 42
7 Factors Influencing User’s Choice 45
8 Case City: Ahmedabad Electric Vehicle 49
8.1 Transportation Context of the City 49
8.2 Supply-side analysis: 50
8.3 Data collection in Ahmedabad: 51
8.3.1 4-wheelers in the market: 51

8.3.2 2-wheelers in the market: 54
8.3.3 Real Estate Developer 56
8.3.4 Process of Installing Commercial Charger: 57
8.3.5 Commercial AC chargers 59
8.3.6 Commercial DC chargers 64
9 Data Interpretation and Analysis 67
10 Conclusion 69
References 71