'The future belongs to electric vehicles and we must welcome it'
http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-06-06/Rally-to-promote-electric-vehicles-155642 Rally to promote electric vehicles June 06,2015 [image http://thehansindia.com/assets/car(66).jpg (EVent) ] On the occasion of World Environment day a Rally of electric and hybrid vehicles of all categories like 2W/3W/4W etc was today flagged off jointly by the Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Shri Anant Geete and Minister Environment & Forests Shri Prakash Javdekar from the India Gate lawns in New Delhi. This event was organized by Department of Heavy Industry with sole objective to inform public at large that Government has initiated the scheme Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles (FAME India) in order to protect the environment and this scheme will help reduction in the use of fossil fuel, which is one of the main sources of GHG emission from road transport sector. SIAM and SMEV will be helping the Department for smooth conduct of this programme. Speaking on the occasion Shri Anant Geete said the move to promote use of electric and hybrid vehicles is part of Prime Ministers Make in India Initiative. He said initially a subsidy of 30% will be given to buyers of such vehicles. The minister said the phased replacement of fossil fuel based vehicles by the new generation vehicles based on the latest technologies will result in a net saving of Rs. 14,000 crore which could have gone for a purchase of petro products. He appealed to the Automobile manufacturers in the country to chip in this mega project for the success of indigenous efforts under the Make in India concept. Shri Geete said the future belongs to electric vehicles and we must welcome it ... About 25 owners of electric vehicles mainly of Mahindra [Reva] took part in the rally. About 50, two wheelers were brought by various electric scooter manufacturers. Provision of test drive at India Gate for attracting people to use these vehicles was also made. At India Gate, A lucky draw for all participants was also held and winner of the contest Shri Arun Sharma from Karol Bagh, New Delhi was gifted with a electric Two-wheeler to be sponsored by Hero electric. The rally culminated at T3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi where the speakers including Mr. Marshal from the Delhi International Airport (P) Limited, Delhi also highlighted the importance of Eco-friendly hybrid vehicles. Shri Ambuj Sharma, Addtitional Secretary, DHI while giving a brief of the Ministry Initiatives emphasized there should also be facilities for the charging of Electric Vehicles at the Airport Parking area too as this will encourage more and more persons to go for such new generation vehicles. Like in the India Gate Lawns, a lucky draw was also held for the arrived today morning through T3 terminal in which One Mr. Rahul, a resident of Saket area in South Delhi was the lucky winner to get a free electric two-wheeler from M/S Lohia, manufacturer of electric vehicles. Major attraction of rally was soft launch by Mahindra and Mahindra its Sedan category vehicle (E-verito), which is first four-door pure electric model in the country. It is pertinent to mention here that, the government has recently launched the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME) scheme in the country.. Under this scheme, the centre will offer incentives onelectric and hybrid vehicles to promote to boost the sales of electric and hybrid vehicles in the country. The scheme will focus on four key areas namely, technology development, demand creation, pilot projects and charging infrastructure. Based on the results and experience achieved in the first phase, the scheme will be reviewed for implementation after March 31, 2017, with appropriate fund allocation in future. Government has the target of penetration of 6-7 million of electric and hybrid vehicles per year by 2020 resulting into saving of fossil fuel worth Rs. 60000 crore which in turn result into reduction of 2 million MT of C02 per year. This scheme is aligned with Make in India campaign and expected to create additional 3 lakh employment. [© thehansindia.com] http://www.carwale.com/news/18978-mahindras-electric-vehicles-participate-in-fame-india-eco-drive-2015.html Mahindra's electric vehicles participate in FAME India Eco Drive 2015 June 05, 2015 by Ninad Ambre [images http://img2.aeplcdn.com/ec/CC/94/18978/img/m/Mahindra-electric-vehicles-52728_l.jpg (Mahindra EVs) http://img2.aeplcdn.com/ec/CC/94/18978/img/l/Mahindra-electric-vehicles-52732.jpg (E2o EV) http://img2.aeplcdn.com/ec/CC/94/18978/img/l/Mahindra-electric-vehicles-52731.jpg (Verito EV) ] Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. participated in the FAME India Eco Drive 2015 with its fleet of electric vehicles powered by Reva. This event was held in New Delhi today on the occasion of World Environment day. Mahindra lined up 10 Mahindra e2os, 4 electric Veritos and 1 electric Maxximo from its range of electric vehicles at the event. This was India's first ever mega green-vehicle rally that covered a distance of 21 kms from India Gate to IGI Airport Terminal 3. Pravin Shah, President and Chief Executive (Automotive), Mahindra & Mahindra said, “At Mahindra, we are delighted to be part of the first ever mega green rally and the largest ever gathering of electric vehicles in the country. We are thankful to the Government of India for championing the cause of sustainable and emission-free mobility solutions for the future. Given the current era of rising concern about global warming and higher fossil fuel costs, this is indeed a drive for a greener and better tomorrow. Further, with the recently announced FAME scheme, the Government has already set in motion a conducive environment for the ownership and adoption of electric vehicles in the country. We at Mahindra are committed to the Future of Mobility." The FAME India scheme, 'Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric vehicles in India', was formulated mainly with an intention to promote green vehicles in our country. This scheme is a part of the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan. The government is giving incentives for electric/hybrid three-wheelers and light commercial vehicles under this scheme. In a bid to push sales of hybrid and electric vehicles, the Indian government had set aside a thousand crore to promote eco-friendly cars. Despite all these measures taken by the government there has been a delay in the announcement of subsidy policies. Nevertheless, with the announcement of incentives on hybrid and electric vehicles under the recently launched FAME India scheme, hybrid and electric vehicles have got cheaper in India. We hope such periodic events create a buzz in the Indian market and more importantly awareness among Indian consumers. Once customers are convinced about the benefits of electric vehicles, eventually they will start adapting them. [© carwale.com] [dated] http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/union-government-launched-fameindia-scheme-to-boost-electric-hybrid-vehicle-sales-1427981521-1 Union Government launched FAME-India scheme to boost electric, hybrid vehicle sales 02-APR-2015 ... http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=116719 Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises 10-March-2015 National Electric Mobility Mission Plan For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVent-FAME-India-Eco-Drive-2015-Rally-to-promote-plugins-6-6-tp4676055.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
