<p>In a bid to phase out petrol and diesel-driven vehicles, the Goa government is considering swapping them for e-vehicles, Power Minister Nilesh Cabral said on Thursday, even as the Power Minister also said that his ministry was also tinkering with a policy initiative which would allow existing two-wheeler owners to swap their bikes for e-bikes, which would be made available at subsidised prices.</p>.<p>"The Goa government has a fleet of around 550 cars, if we switch them to e-vehicles, the costing will decrease considerably," Cabral told reporters here.</p>.<p>The Power Minister also said that he was in touch with the Union Minister of State for Power RK Singh to extend e-technology to commercial vehicles in the state including public transport and goods carriers.</p>.<p>Cabral also said that his Ministry was in touch with Hero Motors -- one of the leading e-vehicle manufacturers in India to procure between 10,000 and 15,000 e-bikes, which would be offered to existing two-wheeler owners in Goa, on the condition that they phase their present vehicles.</p>.<p>"We are working on the model. Existing bikes can be scrapped. Hero (Motors) is also interested in tying up with us. We are looking at 10,000 to 15,000 electrical bikes in a year," Cabral said.</p>.<p>The e-bikes, Cabral said would be offered at rates, which were cheaper than market prices by bunching together state and central government subsidies, along with discounts offered by vehicle dealerships.</p>.<p>"We are also in the process of setting up charging stations across Goa to encourage e-vehicles," Cabral also said.</p>
<p>In a bid to phase out petrol and diesel-driven vehicles, the Goa government is considering swapping them for e-vehicles, Power Minister Nilesh Cabral said on Thursday, even as the Power Minister also said that his ministry was also tinkering with a policy initiative which would allow existing two-wheeler owners to swap their bikes for e-bikes, which would be made available at subsidised prices.</p>.<p>"The Goa government has a fleet of around 550 cars, if we switch them to e-vehicles, the costing will decrease considerably," Cabral told reporters here.</p>.<p>The Power Minister also said that he was in touch with the Union Minister of State for Power RK Singh to extend e-technology to commercial vehicles in the state including public transport and goods carriers.</p>.<p>Cabral also said that his Ministry was in touch with Hero Motors -- one of the leading e-vehicle manufacturers in India to procure between 10,000 and 15,000 e-bikes, which would be offered to existing two-wheeler owners in Goa, on the condition that they phase their present vehicles.</p>.<p>"We are working on the model. Existing bikes can be scrapped. Hero (Motors) is also interested in tying up with us. We are looking at 10,000 to 15,000 electrical bikes in a year," Cabral said.</p>.<p>The e-bikes, Cabral said would be offered at rates, which were cheaper than market prices by bunching together state and central government subsidies, along with discounts offered by vehicle dealerships.</p>.<p>"We are also in the process of setting up charging stations across Goa to encourage e-vehicles," Cabral also said.</p>