India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The following measures have been taken by Government to promote Electric Vehicles (EVs) in view of rising pollution levels in major cities :-
Yes, the Government has taken following steps to reduce the overall cost of electric vehicles, including battery costs, to make EVs affordable for the public :
Through these combined measures, the Government is actively addressing the higher cost of EVs and working towards making them affordable.
As per inputs received from BHEL, total 29,151 EV public charging stations (EVPCS) have been installed in the country. No such targets have been fixed, however, an allocation of Rs.2,000 crore has been made under the PM E-DRIVE Scheme for dep...