Kolkata, March 12 -- A UK electric vehicles (EV) delegation, comprising six innovative small and medium enterprises (SMEs), visited Kolkata on Tuesday to explore opportunities in India's growing EV sector.

The companies specialise in fleet telematics, battery energy storage, AI, IoT-based cybersecurity, and modular decentralised generators.

Facilitated by Connected Places Catapult and supported by Global Business Inroads (GBI) in association with the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCC&I), the delegation aims to foster bilateral trade and investment. A key focus area is India's rapidly expanding 2- and 3-wheeler EV segments.

Andrew Fleming, British Deputy High Commissioner to East and Northeast India, emphasised the significan...