The Indian government has unveiled plans to drive activity in the electric car market.

The think tank “Niti Aayog” has recommended a range of ideas to cultivate activity in the electric car sector. The ambitious plans are for every new car sold by 2030 in the Asian superpower to be electric.

India is forecast to be the world’s largest country in 2030 when it will have a population of 1.5bn (its population currently stands at 1.3bn).

Pollution from cars is a major cause of death in India, with Greenpeace in January noting that no Indian cities comply with air pollution standards set by the World Health Organisation.

As part of the efforts India will be building a battery plant by the end of 2018 and using tax revenues from the sale of conventional vehicles to help fund a network of charging stations.

Other plans include offering generous loans to help fund consumer purchases of the cars and lowering taxes on the electric vehicles sold in India.

The measures are also aimed at reducing its dependence on foreign oil imports and meeting its targets under the Paris Accords.