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News:

Jharkhand government is planning to introduce electric vehicles (e-vehicles) for official use.

Important Facts:

The Jharkhand government is acquiring electric vehicles in phases and setting up charging stations at several places for e-vehicles.
Need for e-vehicles

The soaring fuel prices and spectre of climate change looming large over the planet the government is taking the lead in switching to e-vehicles.
It is also in sync with India’s strong pitch in favour of electric vehicles at the recently held Global Mobility Summit in New Delhi.

Electric vehicles are also an integral component of smart cities within the frameworks of smart transportation.

If other States and the Centre were to follow the example set by Jharkhand, it would have two positive spin-offs:
First, it would encourage the spread of a transportation infrastructure specific to e-vehicles.
Second, it would spur the early adoption of e-vehicles by first-time buyers, generating consumer momentum for India’s stated goal of ensuring that by 2030, all public transport and 30% of private vehicles are electric.

The government needs to speed up the formulation of rules for e-vehicles as a category
An India-specific road map needs to be bought to smoothly transit towards e-vehicles.