<h1>Prime Minister launches domestic automaker's first electric e-Vitara and new battery plant to boost EV exports</h1> The prime minister inaugurated and flagged off a domestic automaker's first electric vehicle, the e-Vitara, from a Gujarat manufacturing facility and announced it will be exported to over 100 countries, including Japan. He also opened a lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant established by a consortium of vehicle and component manufacturers, intended to support production of hybrid and electric vehicle batteries. The events signal government-supported expansion of local EV manufacturing and battery supply chains for export and domestic markets.