Need lithium-ion battery plants for electric cars: NITI Aayog
NITI Aayog member VK Saraswat has said that India needs to set up large lithium-ion battery manufacturing plants to become a global player in electric vehicles (EVs) technology market. He further added, "Even petrol pumps should be equipped with charging stations and we will have to use renewable solar energy or bio-fuels for charging of EVs."