Manufacturing of electric vehicles (EVs) in India will increase its dependence on China for raw materials, mineral processing, and battery production, according to a report by economic think tank GTRI.
The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) also said that there is a need for life cycle impact evaluation for the EVs sector
EVs result in the release of pollutants during battery making, disposal, and charging and about 70 per cent of materials used to manufacture EVs in India are imported from China and a few other countries, it said.
“EVs will increase India’s dependence on China for raw materials, mineral processing, and battery production,” it said.
China has bought the largest lithium mines in Australia and South America.
