At an event held at the Taj Palace in New Delhi on the February 9, 2016, Mahindra showcased its readiness with electric mobility solutions to key decision makers in the government. From its electric stable, Mahindra had on display its Formula E racer (the M2Electro), the eVerito, the Reva e2o and the GenZe scooter. The carmaker also had its Moto 3 race bike on display along with the Formula E car to highlight its Race to Road strategy where it aims to transfer learnings and technical progress from the race vehicles to the road-going ones.
The event was hosted by Anand Mahindra, chairman, Mahindra Group and received a good response from the government with the likes of Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister Roads & Highways, Prakash Javadekar, Minister of State for Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Railways, Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Union Minister for Civil Aviation and Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister of State (IC) Ministry of Skills and Development among those who attended.
The aim of the event was to highlight to the government the readiness and potential of electric vehicles and their role in India. It was heartening to see the efforts put in by the carmaker and the response from the government and one can hope that this translates into actions that will give the electric vehicles segment here a fillip.
Sergius Barretto