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ARTICLE · 18 FEBRUARY 2020

EVs: Driving Towards A Sustainable Environment

Automaker Mercedes Benz may have sold 600 units during Diwali, but the automobile sector as a whole is at a low point,

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Automaker Mercedes Benz may have sold 600 units during Diwali, but the automobile sector as a whole is at a low point, forcing the government to assist the massive employment creating sector that contributes 7.2% of GDP.

Following environmental concerns, the National Mission for Electric Mobility was launched in 2011 by the Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) to promote electric vehicles (EVs). The DHI then unveiled the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020 in 2013, under which the flagship scheme, FAME India (Faster Adoption and Manufacture of Hybrid and EVs) was launched in 2015. Although sales were a mere 280,995, the target of 15 million EVs in India by 2020 requires greater resources.

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