Of the 204 million tonnes crude oil processed in the country in 2011-12, about 85% (172 million tonnes) was imported at a price of Rs 6,72,220 crore.

This dependence on imports is expected to increase to ninety% of the 757million tonnes of oil equivalent (mtoe) by 2030 (TERI 2006). This increased dependence on imports, driven largely by the transport sector would pose a critical menace to India energy safety.This risk can be further aggravated by the geopolitical instability in the countries from where we import crude oil and petroleum products.The rising variety of cars in cities further accentuates the demand for gas attributable to congestion, idling and low speeds. When fuel ef铿乧iency standards are finally introduced, they’d only assist to enhance the gas economy of latest vehicles as they come into the market, however will do little to keep away from lack of fuel resulting from idling, congestion and low speeds

That is from a well researched and thought out paper by Akshima T Ghate who is with the Centre for Analysis on Sustainable Urban Improvement and Transport Techniques,Sustainable Habitat Division, The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi and S Sundar of The Vitality andResources Institute, who is HUDCO Chair Professor, TERI College.

This was revealed in the 13 June 2013 edition of the Financial and Political Weekly (EPW)

What the authors are saying is already being skilled economically by all Indians regardless of revenue levels as the Indian Rupee plunges to lifetime lows and shopper worth inflation at over 10%.

The environmental effects are already being felt by the city population once more irrespective of whether or not they are slum dwellers or effectively off since each have to breath the same air polluted by car emissions. Life expectancy at beginning for Mumbaikars is already 10 years lower than for Indians dwelling elsewhere.
Mumbaikars die younger than other Indians: Examine

So will the GoI wake itself up and revise or scrap India’s disastrous Automotive Policy and can Indians give up their lust for cars?

The record of India’s automobile trade has been something however stellar. The industry’s mixed exports have been just 507,318 automobiles in the 6 years from 2006-2012(Export Pattern :: SIAM). In 2012, India exported cars value USD4,238,243. (Commerce statistics for international enterprise growth)
This is equal to less than a week’s value of India’s oil imports ($180bn in 2012). This is in spite of the “exalted” standing that the GoI has given the auto industry for a few years.

Automotive ownership in India as a mean is thirteen per a thousand so it isn’t that car owners are a vote financial institution for the politicians. The federal government can get away with removing sops such because the diesel (and petrol) subsidies to this 1.Three% and concentrate on public transport enhancements and non-motorized transport.