India signs MoU with France for collaboration to boost use of electrical vehicles

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with France that seeks to support the government's ambitious plan for the deployment of electrical vehicles by maximising solar mobility and minimising its grid impact, on Monday.

The MoU was signed in English, Hindi and French.

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The objective of the MoU is to define the modalities of discussions about future collaboration in a pilot project to provide SECI an e-vehicle charging station with embedded batteries, powered by solar panels and optimised connection to the grid.

The release said, "The MoU seeks to support Indian government's ambitious plan for the deployment of electrical vehicles by maximising solar mobility and minimising its grid impact.

The MoU was signed in October between the Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI), India and Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), French state-owned research entity, and BlueStorage SAS, a French company.

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