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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Sangeetha Kandavel

Electric Vehicle | In last six months, DMK government inked 10 MoUs, entailing an investment of ₹6,541 crore

Power grid: The government is working on ways to set up charging stations with the participation of public sector units. (Source: The Hindu)

Tamil Nadu, known as the Detroit of Asia for over two decades with the presence of major automobile manufacturing units and allied industries in and around Chennai, has quickly embraced the Electric Vehicle (EV) wave.

In the last six months, the DMK government of M.K. Stalin has inked 10 memoranda of understanding in the EV space, entailing an investment of ₹6,541 crore and jobs for 26,865 people. Industries Minister Thangam Thennarasu has said the government is working on a revised EV policy with special features that will help in the manifold increase in production and infrastructure development for EV production and the needs of users.

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