Several countries have committed to putting more electric cars on their roads in the near future as a way to reduce air pollution and combat climate change.
But what if one country—and a very large one at that—decided to make every car on its roads electric inside of 15 years?
That’s the incredibly ambitious goal now being proposed by the Indian government.
It aims to establish an aggressive incentive program with the goal of having all electric cars on Indian roads by 2030.
At a recent press conference, Indian Power Minister Piyush Goyal announced that a working group including the country’s Road Minister, Oil Minister, and Environment Minister had been established to work toward this goal, according to Gadgets360 (via Charged EVs).
Goyal said the incentive scheme would allow citizens to obtain electric cars with no down payment, and […]