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India Demands E-Scooter Makers Return $60 Million Aid for Using China Parts

An electric scooter in New Delhi.

Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg
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When India decided to make a concerted push to green the world’s biggest two-wheeler market, a slew of electric scooter startups emerged almost overnight. Now, many are falling out of favor for sourcing parts from China instead of locally.