<p class="title">The Centre has selected 11 cities, including Bengaluru, in the country to promote electric vehicles in public transport system under the e-mobility project.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Under the project, named Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric vehicles in India (FAME India), the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, is targeting a fully electric fleet for public transport, including buses, taxis and auto-rickshaws in these cities.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the scheme, the ministry will provide financial incentives to states for the purchase of electric buses, three-wheelers, four-wheelers and for setting up charging infrastructure for public transport. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Other cities selected for the implementation of the scheme are Delhi, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mumbai, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Indore, Kolkata, Jammu and Guwahati.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The selected cities are required to finalise the tendering process for procuring buses and setting up a charging infrastructure.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The ministry will spend about Rs 437 crore under FAME India scheme, which includes about Rs 40 crore for installation of charging infrastructure as incentives.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The minister said efforts are being made to lower the cost olithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the ministry, the subsidy to be provided to buses is in the range of Rs 75 lakh to Rs 1 crore, which is 60% of the cost.</p>.<p class="bodytext">For taxis, the subsidy amount is Rs 1.24 lakh which is 10-15% of its cost.</p>
<p class="title">The Centre has selected 11 cities, including Bengaluru, in the country to promote electric vehicles in public transport system under the e-mobility project.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Under the project, named Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric vehicles in India (FAME India), the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, is targeting a fully electric fleet for public transport, including buses, taxis and auto-rickshaws in these cities.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the scheme, the ministry will provide financial incentives to states for the purchase of electric buses, three-wheelers, four-wheelers and for setting up charging infrastructure for public transport. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Other cities selected for the implementation of the scheme are Delhi, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mumbai, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Indore, Kolkata, Jammu and Guwahati.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The selected cities are required to finalise the tendering process for procuring buses and setting up a charging infrastructure.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The ministry will spend about Rs 437 crore under FAME India scheme, which includes about Rs 40 crore for installation of charging infrastructure as incentives.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The minister said efforts are being made to lower the cost olithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the ministry, the subsidy to be provided to buses is in the range of Rs 75 lakh to Rs 1 crore, which is 60% of the cost.</p>.<p class="bodytext">For taxis, the subsidy amount is Rs 1.24 lakh which is 10-15% of its cost.</p>
