And in the Electric Mobility category, the winners are...Electrical Engineers The switchover to EV's will happen sooner or later. Maybe its 2030, 2040 or even 2045 ! Electrical engineers will be very much in demand and the faculty of automobile engineering will also have to offer modules with specialisation in electrical automobile engineering. And disruption of the automobile market, the world over except in the oil producing countries is imminent in the next few decades. Newer Tesla like entrants will swarm the markets, unless the present automobile makers do a seamless transition to EV's with their own brands during the next one or two decade/s. The development of infrastructure and other compulsory add-ons that are appended with electric mobility will have to be thought of by policy makers.
The nascent EV industry will shift most of the automotive engineer jobs to electrical engineers, says Prof Ramesh Rayudu from Wellington, New Zealand. Quote:
The future of electric vehicles (EVs) in the world is bright with clear pathways from both government and industry, says Ramesh Rayudu, senior lecturer, School of Engineering and Computer Science, Victoria University of Wellington. He adds, "Our work has predicted that around 25% of transportation (involving cars, motor bikes, scooters, cars, trucks and autos) in India will be electric by 2030. The intake is less now (about 2000 vehicles) but a lot is being done in two and three-wheeler technologies that would increase the uptake."
The nascent EV industry will shift most of the automotive engineer jobs to electrical engineers, says Rayudu. "What is required are new policies and pricing. Possibly, there could be new EV companies such as Tesla, challenging the traditional car companies. Going by the need for sustainable development, the employability prospects for future graduates in this field are limitless- from EV engineers to policy makers and EV technicians," he says. | https://auto.economictimes.indiatime...neers/70191508
In 2018, the global electric car population exceeded 5.1 million, which is an increase of 2 million from the previous year with new electric car sales almost doubling. China remains the world’s largest electric car market, followed by Europe and the United States. Norway is the global leader in terms of electric car market share.
With the recent initiatives by our policy makers, who have woken up a few years ago and who are though setting up hurried and unrealistic targets with their hare-brained, arbitrary, ill-timed decisions, the switchover in India to electric mobility will surely happen sooner than later. The policy makers need to enumerate a detailed EV policy and set holistic targets that can be achievable. It is certain that by 2035-40 the scenario will be fully tilted in favour of EV's here. Electrical automobile engineers will be the winners.
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