The two initiatives were unveiled alongside Minister of State for Transport Harsh Sanghavi after British High Commissioner Alex Ellis met with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday. According to a statement from the British High Commission, the two electric mobility resources were created as part of the knowledge exchange programme between the UK and Gujarat’s NITI Aayog.
“The road-map represents a phased plan for the city of Ahmedabad to facilitate the implementation of the state’s progressive electric vehicle (EV) policy. The web portal is aimed at helping users and businesses switch to EVs by providing information on available resources such as charging points and the guidance on the latest policy and regulations. Both, the portal and road-map, have been developed based on international best practice, including learning from the UK,” it said.
At the time, High Commissioner Ellis praised Gujarat for embracing electric mobility options and called for a switch from “fossil fuels to renewable.”
“Gujarat is already a strong model for electric mobility adoption in India, ranking among the top states in the country for EV sales. I’m confident these excellent new resources will accelerate that transition further, in turn helping create new jobs and bringing new investments,” he said in the statement.
Ellis and Chief Minister Patel spoke about ways to strengthen cooperation with the government in a variety of fields, including trade and education.