Rising fuel prices may force Centre to go electric: Report

Amid rising costs of petrol and diesel, the Narendra Modi-led government is looking at an alternative option of replacing most public vehicles with electric vehicles.

However, a lack of choices is delaying Centre’s plan to shift to electric vehicles. Electric versions of the Tata Tigor and Tata Nexon are the only India-made EVs that come within the price range that the government targets, The Economic Times reported.

The government is looking for more choices before giving tender to one company, the report stated.

“We want to induct more (electric) cars because governments (state and central) are changing their fleet. There is only one car in the range that is generally affordable by the government,