India targets major global firms for local battery manufacturing - sources


A man is seen at a Jio-bp electric vehicle EV charging point an Indian fuel and mobility joint venture between Reliance Industries RIL and British Petroleum BP in Navi Mumbai India October 26 2021 REUTERSFrancis Mascarenhas

A man is seen at a Jio-bp electric vehicle (EV) charging point, an Indian fuel and mobility joint venture between Reliance Industries (RIL) and British Petroleum (BP), in Navi Mumbai, India, October 26, 2021 REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India plans to pitch to companies such as Tesla Inc, Samsung and LG Energy to encourage them to invest in manufacturing batteries locally, as it looks to establish a domestic supply chain for clean transport, two government sources told Reuters.

India will host five roadshows starting next month in countries including the United States, Germany, France, South Korea and Japan to convince battery makers to set up local production, one of the officials said.

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