New Delhi, March 2 -- The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched an indigenously developed 30 kW Wide Band Gap (WBG)-based Integrated Drive System on Monday to boost electric vehicle adoption.

Developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Thiruvananthapuram, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Lucas TVS, the technology aims to strengthen domestic capabilities in advanced power electronics. The system was officially unveiled by MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan at the IIT Madras campus in Chennai, an official release from the Ministry of Electronics and IT said.

The 30 kW power class targets India's growing electric passenger vehicle segment, focusing on comp...