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Explained: How Tamil Nadu leads the global electric vehicle rally

It is becoming a hub of electric two-wheeler investment by a slew of manufacturers and component suppliers

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Investments worth over Rs 13,500 crore are already committed and most of the factories are in the process of being set up

T E Narasimhan Chennai
Tamil Nadu, one of the world’s 10 largest auto hubs, is now inching towards becoming one of the largest global bases for electric two-wheelers. 

Over the past six months, several auto majors and component suppliers have chosen Tamil Nadu to set up manufacturing facilities to produce about 4.5 million EV (electric vehicle) two-whee­lers cumulatively over the next five years (see table). Investments worth over Rs 13,500 crore are already committed and most of the factories are in the process of being set up. 

All the big names in the auto and EV world are here. Ola Electric, a subsidiary of