New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Nearly 5,500 km of key national highway stretches connecting Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Kolkata, and Kolkata-Kanyakumari, are set to be upgraded into electric or e-highways under the National Highways for Electric Vehicles (NHEV), on a public-private partnership (PPP) model. Abhijeet Sinha, programme director at NHEV, said that while the primary goal is to provide adequate charging infrastructure, the programme will offer auto-triggered roadside assistance for EVs within 30 minutes in case of a breakdown, clean toilets, and other airport-like amenities at intervals of every 50km on these highways. "The 'e' not only means electric but also electronic. With the application and installation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices as...