By when can India indigenise electric vehicle production? | Explained

The story so far: The Union government on March 15 approved a policy to promote India as a manufacturing hub for electric vehicles (EVs). Broadly, the policy attempts to pave the way for global EV manufacturers to invest in India and to manufacture locally. “This will provide Indian consumers with access to latest technology, boost … Read more

PLI scheme: Sona Comstar gets certification under auto PLI scheme

Auto component maker Sona BLW Precision Forgings (Sona Comstar) on Thursday said the company has received certification under the auto Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme. The company had filed seven applications for different products under the PLI scheme, and it has received the certification for its first product, a hub wheel drive motor for electric … Read more

pli: Elon Musk’s Tesla can apply for battery PLI sops: Heavy Industries Ministry

Elon Musk’s Tesla can apply for incentives under the National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cells (ACC) Battery Storage, Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Krishnan Pal Gurjar informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday. He was responding to question on whether a separate policy for providing incentives to Tesla is being formed. While answering another question, … Read more

Niti Aayog moots sops, extension of PLI to LNG vehicles

NEW DELHI: The Niti Aayog has proposed a host of fiscal and non-fiscal incentives, including extension of the production-linked incentive scheme to vehicles run on liquified natural gas and setting up a demand aggregator, to encourage use of LNG in medium and heavy commercial vehicles. This will help lower carbon dioxide emissions and contribute towards … Read more

pli: Automobile industry will contribute to India’s rise as third largest economy

Indian automobile industry will have the highest contribution to the country’s rise as the third largest economy, Heavy Industries Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey said Tuesday. Speaking at the auto Production Linked Incentive (PLI) conclave in New Delhi, he said, “India is today the fifth largest economy in the world and soon India will be the … Read more