Recently, the Maharashtra government signed a pact with Causis E-Mobility Pvt Ltd to set up an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing facility in the state. This is the first big-ticket investment under the recently announced Maharashtra EV Policy 2021.
In a statement, the state’s Environment and Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray said – “Taking our commitment to make Maharashtra the lead state in electric mobility in India, the state government and the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) have signed an MoU with Causis E-Mobility to set up an EV production unit in Talegaon. The investment of Rs 2,800 cr will generate 1,250 employment opportunities.”
Phase 1 unit will be set up at Talegaon, Pune. The MoU was signed for the same.
In phase-2, Causis E-Mobility Pvt Ltd will set up its own battery gigafactory in Maharashtra to manufacture and supply EV batteries.
