Webinar on Mobilizing Finance for EVs in India: Solutions, Risks and Barriers

As the economics of electric vehicles (EVs) continue to improve and new business models gain acceptance, India’s EV market is poised for significant growth in the coming decade. Amongst the key barriers to EV Adoption include technology cost, infrastructure availability and consumer behaviour. One of the hurdles for electric mobility transition that is less commonly discussed is financing, in terms of cost and capital required, for electric 2W and 3W.

Financing has gain importance after the government’s recent decision to reduce the FAME II subsidy on electric 2W to Rs.10,000/- per Kw from the current Rs.15,000/- .High interest and insurance rates, low loan-to-value ratios, and limited specialised finance options are some of the challenges that the end consumer faces.

The webinar on ‘Mobilizing Finance for EVs in India: Solutions, Risks and Barriers’, Scheduled for 14th July 2023 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm  will layout in detail the market opportunities, barriers, policy interventions to facilitate easy and convenient financing option to the end consumer. The webinar will also deliberate on the market design, regulatory and financial structures, business models and innovative financing options currently available in the market.

We look forward towards active participation in the webinar and engagement in the discussion to create meaningful cooperation with the best industry professionals from across India.

The Webinar will deliberate on the Following Topics:

• India’s Vehicle Financing Industry: Structure, Stakeholders, and Practices in India and its emerging EV finance ecosystem.
• Toolkit of Solutions to mobilize financing
• EV Financing: Current Barriers and Risks Associated with Lending to EV
• Short-, Medium-, and Long-term Solutions to Enable Lowcost EV Financing.
• Business Model Innovations
• Role of OEMs, Fleet Operators, Government and Financial Industry in Prioritising EV Financing
• Designing Effective Financing Solutions to help unlock the capital needed for EV transition
• OEM Owned Financial Companies
• Government Industry Collaboration for customised EV financing solutions
• Barriers to Scaling up Finance
• EVs and Priority Sector Guidelines
• The potential of PSL (Priority Sector Lending) to scale EV Financing

Early Confirmed Speakers:

• Sandeep Divakaran- CEO, Greaves Finance
• Jayant Prasad- Executive Director, CKers Finance
• Anish Kila- DIrector, Perfect Group
• Rohit Mehta- MD, Akasa Finance
• Sachin Mehta- Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer, Autovert Technologies Pvt. ltd
• Nitin Sabharwal- Founder,  EV Finserv
• Debi Prasad Dash- Director, IESA

Participants Profile:

• Founders/ Co-founders/ Owners/ Partners
• Managing Directors/ Business Directors
• CEO/ COO/CTOs
  
• Head Marketing/ Business Development
• Technical Head/ Project Directors
• Project Manager/ Project Heads
• Strategy Head/ Senior Advisors
• Consultants
• Product Manager/ Research Analysts
• Team Leaders/ Senior Managers/ Commercial Managers
• Investment Officers/ Insurance Advisors/ Finance Manager/ Sustainability Manager
• Government Officers/ Urban Planners
• And many more

Participating Companies:

• EV Manufacturers
• EV Charging solution Providers
• EV Charging Infrastructure Providers
• Electrical Charge Point Developers
• EV Battery Manufacturers
• EV Fleet Operators
• EV Battery Swapping Solution Providers
• EV OEMs
• Auto Component Manufacturers
• EV Software & SaaS Companies
• EV Finance & Leasing Solution Providers
• EV Retrofitting Kit Manufacturers & Installers
• Supply Chain & Logistics Companies
• Traders, Dealers & Exporters
• Municipalities & Development Authorities
• Consumers, Federations & Associations

Key Learning Benefits:

• Understand the current market dynamics of the EV finance industry
• Latest trends with an overview of the emerging EV financing and leasing models
• Explore emerging opportunities in EV financing
• Gain knowledge about the risk and barriers for EV financing
• Role of banking regulator and PSL in enabling easy and fast financing for EVs
• Update on Recent policy announcements
• Challenges associated with EV finance and how to overcome these challenges
• Unique opportunity to interact with key stake holders from the EV finance industry
• Networking opportunity and interact with potential customers and partners

This Webinar will shine a light on not just the current situation and challenges facing mass adoption and deployment of EV infrastructure, but on how we transition to where we need to be in the next 5 years and beyond!

Be a part of this green movement and ensure that you put your products and services at the forefront of our delegates minds.

Supporting Associations:

Electric Mobility Financiers Association of India (EMFAI): EMFAI is a registered professional association representing Indian financial institutions involved in the financing of electric vehicles and other EV ecosystem products and services. EMFAI intends to work closely with the central and state governments and policy-making bodies in the formulation of policies and processes that will support EV financing and will make financing accessible to all, including the unserved.

About the Organiser:

The webinar series is organised by Smart Energy Magazine, a bi-monthly digital magazine and a leading source of information from the New Energy Industry. We cover solar & renewable energy, electric vehicle, battery manufacturing and green hydrogen industry. The digital edition of the magazine reaches over 75000 qualified subscribers that includes leaders, key decision makers and professionals from the industry. The online portal of Smart Energy is visited regularly & followed by professionals from New Energy industry to get latest and authentic updates form the industry.

In addition to the digital magazine and online portal we also organise conferences, webinars and skill development programs. Till date we have organised conference at 9+ different locations across India, conducted numerous webinars and trained 500+ professionals across the New Energy industry.

Smart Energy also has online presence on linkedin, twitter, facebook and instagram. Recently we have also started youtube channel and have added a podcasting platform.

(Note: The ticket prices are excluding government taxes and banking charges. The organiser or any of its affiliates, sponsors, speakers, supporting associations, any of its employees are not responsible for the intenet connection at the participants ends. Third part apps and services are used for the conduct and lvie streeming of webinar. It will be responsiblity of the participant to ensure that all the thrid part app or/and services are compatable with the device they are using. Any issues with the third party apps/ services is not the responsibility of the orgnaiser.)