Maruti to start testing 50 electric cars in India next month
India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki has announced that it would start testing 50 prototype electric vehicles (EV) on Indian roads from October and will launch its first EV in India in 2020. Suzuki has collaborated with Toyota for making small electric vehicles for the Indian market. It will also commence production of lithium-ion batteries at its Gujarat plant in 2020.