Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd won part of the order and will deliver 150 of the 500 electric vehicles (EVs) to be delivered this month after it matched Tata Motors’s winning bid. The government is also considering offering benefits that include zero import duties on electric vehicles as well as lower electricity costs. The conversation surrounding electric vehicles in India has been around electric vehicles, so the primary issues arise on account of electricity generation and charging infrastructure. India should move a lot more aggressively than others, but be “more moderate than being 100% electric vehicles by 2030”, he said. An electric vehicle, also called an electric drive vehicle, uses one or more electric motors for propulsion.

Source: Mint November 17, 2017 00:00 UTC