The government’s ambitious National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP), intends to put seven million electric and hybrid vehicles on the road by 2020. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/MintMumbai: Ashok Leyland Ltd on Monday unveiled its Circuit series electric bus, the country’s first such indigenously made vehicle. “We believe electric vehicles will happen sooner than later,” said T. Venkataraman, senior vice-president for the global bus platform at the firm, adding that while people have been talking about electric vehicles, Ashok Leyland wanted to be the first to unveil a production model. Ashok Leyland plans to sell close to 50 electric buses in the current fiscal and around 200 units next year. Ambuj Sharma, additional chief secretary, industries and commerce, Tamil Nadu, said the electric bus is a big leap in mass public transport.

Source: Mint October 17, 2016 12:22 UTC