Rickshaws to jump start India's all-electric drive


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  • Tuesday, 19 Sep 2017

Nissan Motor is testing its Leaf model to see how it performs on Indian roads and copes with pollution and extreme weather conditions. — AFP Relaxnews

India will roll out nearly 100,000 battery-powered buses and autorickshaws onto its sulphurous city streets in the coming weeks, setting it on the bumpy road to making new vehicle sales all-electric by 2030.

India, one of the world's most polluted nations, has one of the most ambitious plans to kick its fossil fuel addiction.

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