Mahindra Reva plant bags platinum rating

Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles has been awarded the ‘platinum’ rating from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). It is the first automobile manufacturing facility in India to receive this certification. The company’s new plant in Bangalore with a capacity to produce about 30,000 vehicles a year is scheduled for commissioning shortly. Dr Pawan Goenka, President, Automotive & Farm Equipment Sectors, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, said, “With our new clean and green manufacturing facility at Mahindra Reva, we are in the process of establishing new benchmarks within the automobile industry.” The rating gives credits for adhering to mandatory requirements, site selection and planning, water, energy and material conservation and design process.