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in 2014. Citing the Intelligent
Transport Systems deployment
in Varanasi and the Multi-Modal
Facility coming up in Nagpur, Malik
said, “We will create a few pieces
which can be demonstrated to the
states and emulated by them”.
Moving towards EVs
Representing NITI Aayog Anil
Srivastava, in his special address on
the first day, said that the world
was moving towards shared and
connected mobility. Driving home
the point that India was the fastest
growing nation in cars, he said,
“There is a shift from combustion
engines to zero emission vehicles.
By 2040, share of electric/ zero
emission vehicles will be quite high.
The battery prices are going down
and by 2030, battery prices will be
down to 73 dollars. 85 percent of

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