Tata Motors’ new SUV will be on show at Auto Expo
NEW DELHI: Tata Motors will put on display its new H5 SUV based on the Land Rover Discovery Sport model at the Auto Expo starting here on Wednesday.
Tata Motors managing director and CEO Guenter Butschek said on Tuesday that the pre-production versions of its new hatchback model X451 will also be on display.
Talking about mobility solutions in the backdrop of the government’s plans to have electric vehicles on roads by 2030, he said there was a need for singleminded focus and a clear picture from the government and the automotive industry if it was to be achieved. Among the key enablers will be incentivisation and encouragement to the private sector for faster development of infrastructure, stricter regulation and effective monitoring to curb non-adherence. “By 2025, if we have a 25% registration of electric vehicles, we would have done a splendid job,” he said.
The government has set a target of electrification of 100% commercial vehicles and 40% of passenger vehicles by 2030. He also said there should be a level playing field for the Indian industry in the matter of BS VI norms, whose implementation date has been advanced. Foreign manufacturers, who have already adopted the new norms, were at an advantage, he felt.
To a question on the procurement by state-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) of 10,000 electric vehicles from Tata Motors, he said the first phase delivery of 500 vehicles would be completed this month.