Letter to BS on clean mobility start-ups find a new highlight

In all the ambitious drive for personal EVs and hybrids, we seem to be forgetting that we also need to improve our mass transit systems

This is with reference to “Clean mobility start-ups find a new highlight” (February 9). The Auto Expo witnessed a large number of EVs and hybrids—from big manufacturers as well as new, unknown and small players—and, hopefully, will create enough hype and awareness about the benefits, by way of running cost and also mitigating environmental pollution. India has always taken pride in the capacity of its young innovators—at times unfairly called jugaad—and I’m confident that the price of our hybrids and EVs will certainly come down.
 
It is also a sobering thought to learn that our well-meaning but over enthusiastic,