Auto Expo 2018: Automakers jump on to electric mobility bandwagon

Maruti will showcase its first concept electric vehicle, the e-SURVIVOR; M&M it's six new EVs, including two futuristic concepts

The country’s biggest automobile festival, the Auto Expo, is all set to begin this Wednesday. This biennial Expo, is unlike the previous ones, as manufacturers are being nudged to shift to zero emission vehicles (read electric) amidst rising concerns related to air pollution and energy security. Companies have therefore lined up several electric vehicles (EVs) — cars, two-wheelers and commercial vehicles. The Expo will open for the public on February 9 and conclude on February 14.  

The Expo is also marked by an absence of leading global carmakers — Volkswagen, Nissan, Ford and GM (which exited the Indian market last