Mumbai: BMC to launch EV cell tomorrow

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will launch its electric vehicle (EV) cell Wednesday. Guardian Minister Aaditya Thackeray, who is also the Environment Minister of the state, will launch the cell from the Shayadri Guest House.

The EV cell will be placed under the Environment department of the civic body.

In a statement issued Monday, the BMC said, “Mumbai Electric Vehicle Cell will bring together government officials, e-mobility experts and representatives from the electric vehicle industry. It will assist policy makers in the promotion of electric vehicles, build infrastructure for charging electric vehicles in the Mumbai Metropolitan area, provide easy credit facilities for the purchase of electric vehicles and implement state-of-the-art technology for in-vehicle batteries,”