In a bid to promote electric vehicles in the country, Power Minister R K Singh has urged all union ministers and chief ministers to switch over to electric vehicles for all official purposes. According to a power ministry statement, Singh has shot off letters to his union cabinet colleagues as well as all chief ministers in this regard.<\/p>\n
The Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy has written to all the Union Ministers including the Minister of States (Independent Charge) and Chief Ministers of all the States\/UTs to join the government’s initiative on transformative mobility, as per the statement.<\/p>\n
The minister has also asked the union ministers and chief ministers to advise their respective ministries\/departments to convert their fleet of official vehicles from present Internal Combustion Engine (ICE)\/Petrol\/Diesel Vehicles to Electric Vehicles for all official purposes, it said.<\/p>\n
Such an action is expected to set an example for the general public and encourage them to switch over to E-Mobility, it added.<\/p>\n
The initiative is part of ongoing “GO ELECTRIC CAMPAIGN” launched by the government to promote Electric Vehicles to meet multiple objectives – attaining the goal of reduction in emission, energy security, energy efficiency etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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