Electric cars have received poor response from Indians. India’s own Reva has been the most successful venture among electric cars in the world. Bangalore-based Reva Electric Car Company is seen to vroom only in a few cities in India. It was only recently that the decks were cleared for Reva cars to hit the national capital Delhi. For a country like India, this is too little. Electric cars continue to post poor sales and receive very little encouragement from the Government.
But UK has already taken a liking to this car. There are over 1000 cars running only in London. The British authorities have already granted special rights to the Reva car and cut down taxes. They also provide concessions like free parking with free electricity supply for re-charging.
These proactive steps from the UK government encourage fuel efficient cars like the Reva to become popular among lawyers, doctors, architects, corporate executives, and various others. One peek at India reveals that the government is spending several crores on promoting and encouraging highly polluting cars and added to this, we have no stringent norms on emission levels. Makes me wonder if there is some high level of politics going on in the Government that we as people of India are not aware of!
Article Submitted by a.k.a JostlerLabels: Electric Cars, Maini Reva, Small Car
1 Comments:
Very true that Reva is not seen much in India than many other cars. Even the government needs to take some steps to boost the Indian car buyers by providing some tax deductions and benefits. But it is other way round they are encouraging more of highly fuel efficient cars. A country like India which is immensely populated with cars that are leading to environment problems. It is nowhere supporting these electric cars in India. However the Indian government should look forward to take some good initiatives in promoting electric cars.
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