India Proposes a Goal of 15% Electric Vehicles in Five Years
- Sales of EVs in India estimated at 2,000 last year: BNEF
- Hyundai, Suzuki plan EVs in India in the next two years
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India aims to have at least 15 percent of the vehicles on its roads to be electric in five years, an official said, signaling the government’s wish to join a long list of countries around the world that are already seeking to cut fossil fuels aggressively.
“If at least 15 percent comes in the next five years, it will be useful for the country,” Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said Thursday at a conference organized by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers in New Delhi. “This is a time for the country to think seriously about pollution.”