The Union Cabinet has cleared Rs 10,000-crore programme under the FAME-II scheme to be implemented over a period of three years with effect from April 1, 2019!!!
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Through the scheme, the government plans to to support 10 lakh electric 2-wheelers,
5 lakh 3-wheelers, 55,000 cars and 7,000 buses.
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Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has signed a MoU with Mahindra and Kinetic Electric for setting up 100 electric charging points for cars and 2-wheelers in the region.
TMC has already started scouting for locations to evenly distribute the infrastructure in the ever-growing city.
To make electric mobility even more lucrative for faster adoptions. The corporation plans to bear 75 per cent of the electricity cost in 2019, 50 per cent in 2020 and 25 per cent in 2021.
The charging stations are also said to offer battery swaps, the technology for which is already being developed.
Sensing the reluctance of both Indian car makers Mahindra and Tata Motors along with other multinational car makers to make electric cars in India Japan has seized the opportunity to win over the Indian government by finally committing to develop electric cars in India.
The Indian government has been providing a carrot & stick to Mahindra & Tata to develop electric cars and they… Continue reading
In a major push for EVs NITI Aayog has proposed to do away with all permits for Electric Vehicles. NITI Aayog suggest Electric vehicles are largely environment-friendly and thus should be promoted more actively by the government. This if implemented would be a major positive move in India since the independence of the country.
We at PlugInCaroo feel that this will not only promote electric vehicles but also improve (GREATLY) the ease of doing business building Electric Vehicles in India… especially for start-ups in India. Those companies… Continue reading
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