EV is future, but only with economy of scale: Hyundai India MD & CEO

We hope that driving Kona will change the mindset of the customer, said S S Kim

Korean automaker Hyundai launched India’s first fully electric SUV Kona on Tuesday. The government is already giving a major push for electric vehicles, but with a price tag of Rs 25 lakh, this SUV can be bought by only a few. As a result, the carmaker has launched it in only 11 cities. Hyundai India Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer S S Kim tells Arindam Majumder what needs to be done to bring EVs to the mainstream in the country:

The government is pushing electric vehicles but infrastructure for it to become main stream seems to be lacking…

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