Electric Vehicles
Kashmir's LG bats for eco-friendly public transport
Jammu/IBNS: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday chaired a preliminary meeting with the Chairman and MD of Olectra Greentech Ltd, KV Pradeep, to discuss modalities for introducing electric buses for inter-city and intra-city transport facilities in J&K.
The Government aims to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, promote greener and sustainable mobility solutions, said Sinha.
KV Pradeep briefed the Lt Governor about the electric vehicle manufacturer which has, so far, deployed around 600 electric buses across India and has 2,500 buses under production.
The Lt Governor asked the Chairman to send two electric buses on a trial basis, one each for Srinagar and Jammu.
Depending upon the trial outcome, the government will decide the future course of action for inter-city and intra-city transport services.
Promoting the purchase and sale of EVs , the Centre has already launched the second phase of FAME-II scheme.
The scheme provides incentives and subsidies for manufacturing as well as purchase of electric vehicles.
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