Power up, get set, go

Chennai: Well begun is half done. Tamil Nadu has done well to attract some OEMs and some part makers to give wheels to its e-vehicles sector. But, more policy initiatives and incentives are needed to help it accelerate.
The state has a good mix of innovators, driven by a clutch of startups and technology support from IIT Madras’s Centre for Battery Engineering for Electric Vehicles, early adopters or those who have converted ideas into commercial use and spotted early the global opportunity, OEMs and part makers that have already started projects. Now, it is important to capitalise on this.
“Every state has a plan to woo investors, the differentiator has to be the quality and the ecosystem advantage the state can showcase,” said a policymaker with the state government.