The Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles, an EV industry body, is pushing back against a slew of whistleblower allegations against some of its top members.
It has lodged a complaint with the cyber cell and Ministry of Home Affairs, claiming that a group of individuals is acting in vested interest to malign certain electric vehicle makers. SMEV has also put out public notices urging recipients of the said emails to the MHA or the association.
E-mails alleging fraudulent practices in obtaining incentives under the Ministry of Heavy Industry's (MHI) 10,000 crore FAME-II subsidy scheme against electric two-wheeler companies such as Hero Electric and Okinawa Autotech have triggered investigations by the government into the manufacturers' localization efforts - a key criteria which makes an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) eligible for subsidy. MHI has suspended subsidies for the two EV makers - and investigations to unearth the extent of imported content in the vehicles on which subsidies are claimed are currently underway by committees formed by the government and its homologation agencies.
The whistle blower emails have named several other e-two-wheeler makers & accused them of subsidy fraud, including Ampere, Benling India & even Ola Electric.
"There have been a number of anonymous emails attempting to malign companies in the EV segment, as well as officials of the Department of Heavy Industries. Please note that these individuals/ groups are acting in...
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