Terra Motors Corporation of Japan has acquired e­-rickshaw homologation certification from ARAI, India's premier automotive R&D, testing and certification organisation.

By acquiring this certification, this company sets out the standards that are applicable in the areas of environment and safety. These standards aim at improving active and passive car safety, along with environmental protection as well as the quality of products and production processes.

Terra Motors believes that India is an important market for electric vehicles for the next generation and intends to invest more money this fiscal year and hire more people. According to Toru Tokushige, CEO and founder of Terra Motors, “We aim for 30,000 units of sales of electric rickshaws, as in India by the end of this fiscal year. We have unique selling points and to get the homologation is the first step for us. Very soon we will announce our product lines.”

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