ATOIZU — Khelhoshe Polytechnic Atoizu in Zunheboto district, in collaboration with the International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC), Delhi, on Wednesday organised a one-day workshop on “Electric vehicles: Opportunities and challenges.” The event was led by consultant of emobility from IIEC Delhi, Aishwariya Sharma, as the resource person. Speaking during the session, Sharma highlighted the global landscape and top rankings of countries leading in electric vehicles (EV) adoption, where she emphasised the potential of EV in addressing global warming and air pollution, stating that motor vehicle emissions are among the highest contributors to pollution in India. She shared on how EV can help reduce dependence on non-renewable energy such as petroleum and diesel. She reminded that the cost of charging an electric vehicle is significantly cheaper than fuel options. Sharma also informed on various government subsidies and schemes available to promote the purchase of electric vehicles, where currently over 16 lakh EV have been sold in India due to such schemes. She further highlighted several challenges currently faced by EV that include high cost as the technology being relatively new and the due to its limited demand. She, however, stated that the price of EV might be reduced in future...