Mumbai: Aaditya Thackeray launches special cell dedicated to Electrical Vehicles

Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Aaditya Thackeray launched a special cell under Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC dedicated to accelerate Electrical Vehicles transition and adoption in MumbaiThe Mumbai EV Cell has been launched in collaboration with a company called WRI IndiaWith experts working towards sustainable mobility this cell will assist in creating a network of charging stations supporting battery development and market penetration tweeted Aditya Thackeray who is also the Guardian Minister of Mumbai Suburban DistrictToday we launched Mumbai EV Cell a mybmc amp WRIIndia partnership to accelerate EV transition amp adoption With experts working towards sustainable mobility this cell will assist in creating a network of charging stations supporting battery development amp market penetration pictwittercomzBIdUajdyTmdash Aaditya Thackeray AUThackeray February 23 2022I am proud to announce that since our policy announcement Maharashtra has seen a jump of 15737 in EV registrations We are also swiftly working towards electrifying the BEST fleet Currently 386 BEST buses are electric and will soon touch 5037 by 2023 and 10037 before 2027mdash Aaditya Thackeray AUThackeray February 23 2022This is just the beginning We have a long way to go in this hour of climate emergency I am thankful to WRICitiesIndia for the support Also grateful to BMC BEST buses amp most importantly Mumbaikars who are crucial stakeholders in our efforts towards sustainable developmentmdash Aaditya Thackeray AUThackeray February 23 2022Stressing on the acceptance of EV among the general public Thackeray said that Maharashtra has witnessed a jump of 157 per cent in EV registration since the announcement of EV policy in July 2021Bringing this new age technology in public transportation Thackeray tweeted that We are swiftly working towards electrifying the BEST fleet Currently 386 BEST buses are electric and will soon touch 50 per cent by 2023 and 100 per cent before 2027State Environment Minister Thackeray termed this collaboration Just the beginning of a long way to go in this hour of climate emergencyGrateful to BMC BEST buses and most importantly Mumbaikars who are crucial stakeholders in our efforts towards sustainable development tweeted Thackeray