In India's Big Push For EVs, PM Inaugurates Maruti's Hybrid Battery Plant | Read

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated Maruti Suzuki's electric car and battery manufacturing plant in Ahmedabad. The plant will produce hybrid battery electrodes while Maruti Suzuki's first global battery electric vehicle (BEV), the e VITARA, will be exported to over 100 countries, including Japan and several European nations.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi wrote in a post on X, "Today is a special day in India's quest for self-reliance and being a hub for green mobility. At the programme in Hansalpur, e-VITARA will be flagged off. This Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) is made in India and will be exported to over a hundred nations. In a big boost to our battery ecosystem, production of hybrid battery electrodes will also commence at a plant in Gujarat."