As pricey Mercedes EV launched, Nitin Gadkari says, I can’t afford your car
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Mercedes, on Friday, launched its first locally assembled Mercedes EQS 580 4MATIC EV from its Chakan manufacturing facility in Pune. But what gained more attention is that speaking at the launch event, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that even he cannot afford the car! The minister also asked the company to increase local production to make it possible to reduce the cost of the vehicle. "You increase the production, only then it is possible to reduce cost. We are middle-class people, even I can't afford your car," the minister said, as quoted by PTI. Gadkari also said that there is a huge market for electric vehicles in the country. According to the minister, there are a total of 15.7 lakh registered electric vehicles in the country. He also said that th...