Kerala seeks University of Birmingham expertise for introducing electric vehicles

A team of Kerala government officials visited the University of Birmingham on Wednesday to discover how research experts might work with policy-makers to help introduce electric vehicles in the state.

Led by Kerala's Transport Minister A K Saseendran, the delegation of senior officials who formulated the state's policy on electric vehicles met Costas Constantinou, Professor of Communication Electrodynamics and a number of Birmingham scientists.

Hosted by the University's India Institute, the transport minister and his delegates were welcomed by Professor Robin Mason, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International), before taking part in a roundtable discussion with academics.

Professor Mason said, "The University of Birmingham has deep expertise in a number of scientific and engineering specialisms relating to electric vehicles. We hope to work closely with the state government in helping the people of Kerala adopt this environment-friendly form of transport."