Pune will lead electric vehicle revolution, ’ says Aaditya Thackeray at Alternate Fuel Conclave During the event, Thackeray interacted with several entrepreneurs and launched six electric vehicles by various companies as well as the EKA bus by Pinnacle Industries. Pune: Maharashtra’s Tourism and Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray inaugurated the first edition of Alternate Fuel Conclave (AFC) in Pune’s Sinchan Nagar Saturday. “Pune will lead the electric vehicle (EV) revolution and the rest will follow, ” said the state environment minister while addressing the media after the event. The conclave, an initiative taken by the state government, was jointly organised by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and the Marhatta Chamber of Commerce Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA). Along with Thackeray, Additional Chief Secretary (Transport and Ports) Ashish Kumar Singh, MIDC CEO P. Anbalagan, MPCB Member Secretary Ashok Shingare, Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) CEO Suhas Diwase, Pune Municipal Corporation Commissioner Vikram Kumar, Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation Commissioner Rajesh Patil, MCCIA President Sudhir Mehta and Director-General Prashant Girbane, and other dignitaries were present in the event. During the exhibition, Thackeray interacted with several entrepreneurs and launched six electric vehicles by various companies as well as EKA bus by Pinnacle Industries. #evnews #mrenginear #ebikekit #electiccycle #ecycle #ebikekit