# Amit Bhatt on India’s EV Future, Traffic & Pollution | Cyrus Says

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Podcast: [Cyrus Says](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cyrus-says-173619)
Published: 2026-08-12T00:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

What will Indian cities look like in 2035? More cars, more traffic and more pollution, or cleaner, safer and easier to move around? On this episode of Cyrus Says , Cyrus Broacha speaks with Amit Bhatt , who leads the India work at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) , about the future of mobility in India. Amit breaks down why electric vehicles are gaining momentum, whether EV range and charging anxiety are justified, why housing societies need to rethink charging infrastructure, and what India can learn from countries such as Norway, China and Nepal. The conversation goes beyond EVs into the bigger problem of Indian cities: traffic congestion, poor pedestrian infrastructure, unsafe cycling, parking, road design, public transport and the way traffic itself is managed. They also discuss vehicle emissions, the limitations of current PUC testing, congestion pricing, low-emission zones, electric buses and trucks, hybrids, hydrogen fuel cells, EV incentives and what a realistic transition towards cleaner transport could look like. Plus, Cyrus proposes the cheapest traffic solution of them all: work from home. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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