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Japanese auto major Suzuki Motor Corporation plans to start road tests of its electric vehicles (EVs) in India next month as a precursor to launch of EV in 2020, its chairman Osamu Suzuki said Friday.

Suzuki said the company has decided to launch EV in India around 2020 in cooperation with Toyota Motor Corporation. It will commence production of lithium-ion batteries, used in electric-vehicles, at its Gujarat plant in 2020.

"I am pleased to announce today that we will start road running test using fleet of 50 EV prototype vehicles in India from next month for developing safe and easy-to-use EV for Indian customers in line with Indian climatic and traffic conditions," Osamu Suzuki said at the Global Mobility Summit 'MOVE' here.

For increasing the penetration of EVs in India, it is obvious that it cannot be done without sufficient charging infrastructure development, he noted.

"In



this regard, we look forward to proactive leadership from the Government of India," Suzuki said.

He said that in India there is significant number of people who are eagerly waiting to have their own car. 

It is said that EV will be around 30 per cent in 2030, which means huge population of vehicles would still be using non-EV at that time, Osamu said.

"In order to answer to the need of better life style and meeting expectation of Indian customers, as well as resolving environmental challenges at the same time, I think it would be essential to promote not only EV but also hybrid and CNG vehicles too," he noted.

"In this sense, we seek the kind support of the government in terms of policy formulation," he added.

Osamu said various issues like building a safe and efficient mobility using information technology also need to be taken care of going ahead.
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