Common facilities centre for EV sector planned
The Hindu
It is expected to enable smart mobility for Tamil Nadu as a whole
The government is planning to establish a Common Facilities Centre (CFC) for the electric vehicles sector in Coimbatore region.
A tender for preparing a detailed project report has been issued last week. The CFC is being planned to cater to the requirements of all the electric vehicles companies and their ancillary units operating in that region or proposed to come up in that region.
A senior official told The Hindu: “There are multiple possible locations. The consultant needs to identify them.” Locations in Coimbatore District Small Scale Industries Association (CODISSIA) estate, Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation Limited (TANSIDCO) industrial estate at Kurichi and lands within Arignar Anna Co-operative Industrial Estate Ltd. are among the options, the official said.
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