Reuters exclusively reports India asks scooter, bike makers to draw up plan for EVs

Reuters reported exclusively that India’s federal think-tank asked scooter and motorbike manufacturers to draw up a plan to switch to electric vehicles days after they publicly opposed the government’s proposals saying they would disrupt the sector. Sources told Reuters that officials from the Niti Aayog think-tank met executives from companies including Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp and TVS, giving them two weeks to come up with the plan