Deccan Chronicle

KTR unveils TS’ first EV park

TS govt policies helping Zaheerabad emerge as EV hub: Rama Rao

- DC CORRESPOND­ENT

RAMA RAO also rolled out Mahindra’s 3,00,000th Telanganam­ade tractor from its manufactur­ing plant in Zaheerabad.

Industries minister K.T. Rama Rao on Wednesday launched Telangana’s first plug-and-play EV Park and two and threewheel­er electric vehicles produced by Vayu Motors and Zero 21 at an event held at MG Automotive’s EV Park in Zaheerabad.

Rama Rao said the future of world transporta­tion would be sustainabl­e mobility and it would be EV mobility. The difference between convention­al vehicles and electric vehicles was that EVs were computers on wheels while others were battery-driven, he said. “The automobile industry in the past was located in a few pockets like Chennai and Pune. With the help of the Telangana government’s futuristic EV policy, Zaheerabad is emerging as the hub for not just automobile­s but also EVs. Keeping this in

● mind and the demand for a skilled workforce, we will establish an automobile-centric centre of excellence which will be named after former President of India Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam,” Rama Rao stated.

Later, Rama Rao rolled out Mahindra’s 3,00,000th Telangana-made tractor from its manufactur­ing plant in Zaheerabad.

He said, “The government of Telangana is very proud of what the

Mahindra Group has been able to achieve in the state, through the roll-out of its 3,00,000 tractors. With Mahindra’s large presence in Zaheerabad, the company’s manufactur­ing facility has provided opportunit­ies to thousands of people, in not only making products for the domestic market, but also positionin­g Telangana as one of the largest tractor export hubs, based on Mahindra’s world-class manufactur­ing facilities. As we move along, we look forward to Mahindra’s next milestone in tractor production in the next few years.”

 ?? BY ARRANGEMEN­T ?? Industries minister K.T. Rama Rao lights the ceremonial lamp to inaugurate the EV Park at Zaheerabad on Wednesday. —
BY ARRANGEMEN­T Industries minister K.T. Rama Rao lights the ceremonial lamp to inaugurate the EV Park at Zaheerabad on Wednesday. —

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