New Delhi sources have stated that the government is working on a scheme to encourage the use of commercial electric vehicles for city transport that will remove all necessary permits otherwise needed to run commercial vehicles, including taxis in the country. The government says it feels this has the potential to transform the electric mobility sector in the country.
Sources have stated that the government, is in partnership with taxi aggregator Ola, is also introducing a fleet of 300 electric cars in Nagpur to test the feasibility of electric taxis in the country, and SoftBank Group chairman Masavoshi Son, the main investor in the cab aggregator, and is also keen to launch such a service in India.
Earlier the officials have said that Ol
a and Softbank had made a proposal to run electric taxis in India to the government’s thinktank Niti Aayog which in turn has forwarded it to the road transport and highways ministry.
a and Softbank had made a proposal to run electric taxis in India to the government’s thinktank Niti Aayog which in turn has forwarded it to the road transport and highways ministry.Meanwhile the ministry allowed the aggregator to run such vehicles in any city of their choice and the roads minister Nitin Gadkari had offered every support, including providing 300 charging points in Nagpur, which is also his parliamentary constituency. Ola did not respond to ET’s email query.
