US EditionIndia Takes Bold Leap: PM Modi Unveils Homegrown EVs and Battery Innovation
Maruti Suzuki's e-VITARA, featuring over 80% domestically produced battery components, will be exported to more than 100 countries, boosting India's electric vehicle manufacturing leadership.
- Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated localised hybrid battery electrode production at the TDS Lithium-Ion Battery plant, Hansalpur, and flagged off Maruti Suzuki's e‑VITARA BEV exports.
- A few years ago, India imported most EV batteries, prompting TDS Lithium-Ion Battery Gujarat Private Limited and three Japanese partners—Denso, Toshiba, Suzuki—to localise cell and electrode production.
- Maruti Suzuki confirmed the e‑VITARA will be built exclusively at its Hansalpur plant and exported to over 100 countries, including Japan and European markets, leveraging its wider production footprint.
- The launch advances the government's vision to make India a global clean‑energy hub, officials said, reflecting global firms' trust and boosting the Make in India initiative and states' investment competition.
- The government plans the National Critical Mineral Mission with over 1,200 exploratory campaigns to secure battery inputs, while officials flagged semiconductor expansion with six plants expected soon.
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