India’s Government To Purchase 10,000 EVs From Tata Motors
September 30th, 2017 by James Ayre
SNIPPET:
The government of India has agreed to purchase 10,000 new electric vehicles from India’s Tata Motors as part of a bid to replace the diesel- and petrol/gas-powered cars currently used by government agencies there, a public statement has revealed.
This purchase agreement will play out over the next 3 to 4 years, according to the government statement.
It should be remembered here that India’s government is massive. As it stands, there are more than 500,000 vehicles in use by various government agencies in the country. So, while the purchase of 10,000 electric vehicles (EVs) is certainly nice, there’s still quite a lot more to be done. If the country’s substantial and growing air pollution problems are going to be dealt with, the government should be coming out with much bigger announcements soon.
Full article:https://cleantechnica.com/2017/09/30/indias-government-purchase-10000-evs-tata-motors/