₹700cr project to put Kanpur on global EV manufacturing map
UPSIDA
as part of the
Kanpur Metropolitan Development Vision 2030
.
Officials concerned said the proposed EV park will strengthen local supply chain and promote indigenous manufacturing under '
Make in UP
' and 'Made in UP' ecosystem.
"EV Park aims to position Kanpur as an EV manufacturing hub and boost the state's trillion-dollar economy goal. An integrated EV components cluster is also being developed to promote the small and medium enterprises," officials said, adding that EV Park will be symbol of industrial innovation, thus positioning Kanpur on global electric vehicle manufacturing map.
It will comprise manufacturing units for electric motors, chassis, steel parts and lithium-ion cells, apart from plants for assembling lithium-ion batteries, chargers, controllers and electronic components.
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