The call for a rapid increase in charging infrastructure is getting more strident among electric vehicle (EV) stakeholders such as manufacturers and start-ups as the ambitious government target of one million EV sales in 2023 loom.
“We stand at an inflexion point in the transportation industry, where going from Point A to Point B has to be done sustainably, with environmental consciousness,” an EV insider said.
Vinod Agarwal, MD and CEO of VE Commercial Vehicles — a joint venture between Volvo Group and Eicher Motors — said: “As charging infrastructure improves and green energy becomes widely available, we forecast rapid adoption of our electric and clean technology vehicles by customers.”
