After two years, the Indian government once again issued a tender plan for electric vehicles

The Indian government has issued a new tender for the procurement of 1,000 electric vehicles
.
This is the first such tender
in nearly two years.

Energy Efficiency Services India Limited (EESL) plans to buy 1,000 electric vehicles with a range of at least 180 kilometers
per charge.
The company first conducted such tenders in 2017 and is currently receiving a total of 2,000 electric vehicles
from Indian manufacturers as planned.
Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra have delivered 1,500 compact electric cars so far, with the remaining 500 expected to be delivered
soon.

Manufacturers who bid in the new tender will be required to provide a six-year warranty and an additional six years of service
.

EESL was initially expected to procure up to 10,000 electric vehicles for use
in various government agencies.
It gathers the needs of the central government and the state governments, most of which come from the southern state of Andhra Pradesh
.
However, with the change of government, the needs of the country are no longer available
.
As a result, EESL has turned to private companies to deploy electric vehicles
.

For EESL and manufacturers, this latest tender will come even better
.
Many Indian and foreign manufacturers showcased electric vehicles
at the recently concluded Auto India Expo 2020.
Among the cars that may participate or qualify to participate under the range requirements include Tata Motors and its Nexon EV compact SUV, Hyundai Kona, MG Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra's XUV 300, among others
.

India's auto market is at a critical juncture as the industry waits for signs
of a rebound in demand.
Growth in the automotive industry has fallen to multi-year lows
.
In this depressing growth landscape, it is unreasonable to expect automakers to invest in expensive technologies such as electric vehicles, especially when
electric vehicles have a paltry market share in India.