Ahmedabad : E-vehicle center of excellence inaugurated by CM. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel visited International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology i-Create campus and got in-depth information about the innovative research and activities of various start-ups. He encouraged them by having direct conversations with young start-ups. Gujarat Chief Minister accompanied by Chief Secretary Pankaj Kumar visited i-Create Campus situated near Dev Dholera in Ahmedabad District. During the visit Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel also inaugurated i-Create’s E-Vehicle Centre of Excellence. i-Create EV Centre of Excellence is running several initiatives ranging from creating a unique and integrated open-source platform for small electric vehicles to developing a Green Urban Mass Mobility Platform as an open standard for cities. To support the Government of India’s target of 2030 Electric Vehicles (EVs), the State Government has formulated the Gujarat Electric Vehicle Policy-2021. It also includes schemes as a subsidy / incentive for EV buyers and those who invest in the development of EV infrastructure. The initiative taken by a leading organization like i-Create to make EVs a focus area for the need to support the innovative ecosystem for the success of this policy will help Gujarat in using EV technology. i-Create, in collaboration with Startup India and Uber, recently launched the Green Mobility Innovation Challenge to support progressive ideas for increasing the use and adoption of electric vehicles. About 400 entries of EV innovators came from all over India in this challenge.
Gujarat Chief Minister congratulated the winners of this E-Vangelise and also the winners of i-Create’s Mega Innovation Challenge for 2 and 3 Wheeler Electric Vehicles (EVs). i-Create’s EV Centre of Excellence is partnering with leading companies of the industry. On this occasion, Gujarat Chief Minister conducted a meeting to review the future plans of i-Create and provided inspiration by interacting with several start-ups supported by i-Create. Chief Secretary Pankaj Kumar, Industry Commissioner Rahul Gupta, i- Create Founding Team Member K. Thyagrajan, M.C. Gupta, Business Head Rajiv Bose, Administration Head Vijay Nair, Marketing Head Payal Patel were present.
