Question: Currently in India which of the following company manufactures electric car?
a) Tata Motors
b) Maruti Suzuki
c) Mahindra and Mahindra
d) Hindustan Motors limited
Ans: (c)
Related facts:
- On 8 August 2016 Union government of the country has formed a 30-member committee which would keep an eye on the development of technology for the manufacturing of electric and hybrid vehicles in India.
- The committee includes automobile industry executives, experts and government officials.
- This move aims to boost ‘Make in India’ programme and put more green vehicles on the roads at a time when the country is struggling to cut down on pollution.
- As of now, there is only one company, -Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles, which manufactures electric cars in India.
- All critical components of electric vehicles, be it batteries, motors and motor controllers etc. are imported, which makes their costs go up.
- This also causes a roadblock in government’s programme towards Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and electric vehicles in India (FAME).
- The government has rolled out incentives to promote utilisation of green vehicles under the FAME scheme.
- The set committee will be responsible for monitoring the work of the Technology Platform for Electric Mobility (TPEM), set up under the Department of Heavy Industry and Ministry of Science and Technology to develop an indigenous technology for electric vehicles.
Reference:
https://www.cardekho.com/india-car-news/new-committee-for-development-of-electric-car-tech-in-india-19106.htm
http://www.businessinsider.in/Central-govt-sets-up-panel-for-electric-vehicles/articleshow/53595564.cms
http://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/technology/indian-govt-forms-panel-for-electric-hybrid-vehicle-technology/53592034