Mr.
Vinod Aggarwal, MD & CEO, VECV said, "We welcome the
PM E-DRIVE scheme as a significant step in further accelerating India's journey
towards adoption of electric vehicles. This scheme will incentivize customers
to adopt environment friendly electric two-wheelers, three-wheelers, trucks,
buses and ambulances. The scheme also addresses the charging infrastructure by
supporting 88,500 electric vehicle chargers across the country.
With meaningful outlay of
10,900 Cr, the PM E-DRIVE program reflects our government's resolve to
fast-track adoption of electric mobility and encourages industry to step up R&D,
manufacturing and commercialization of clean EV technology.
The payment security mechanism scheme announced for PM E-Bus Sewa will facilitate Public Transport Authorities to acquire 38,000 e-buses over the next 5 years."