Pact signed with CESL for supplying the vehiclesThe State government, through the New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NREDCAP), will procure 25,000 Electric Vehicles (EV, two-wheelers) to provide them to its employees. “Our vision is to make the State go electric. Chairman, NREDCAP Srikant Nagulapalli said this would prove to be a game-changer for e-mobility in the State. Apart from mitigating climate change, electric mobility would be a key economic growth driver and the government was focussed on building the e-mobility ecosystem in the State, he said. Ms. Acharya said Andhra Pradesh’s decision to go electric would accelerate e-mobility adoption in the country, “hopefully providing a blueprint for other states to adopt.

Source: The Hindu July 13, 2021 20:13 UTC