Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has said the biggest challenge before everyone is environment and vehicular pollution is a major concern. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the 10th Auto Summit in New Delhi today, Mr Naidu said, time has come to promote e-mobility through electric vehicles as an alternative mode of transport and make necessary changes in auto sector to make it environment-friendly. <br/><br/>He further said that transformation in every sense is required and manufacturers, suppliers or dealers must follow ethical standards. The Vice President said, it is the time that automobile industry, its dealers, environmentalists, scientists and the common man to join hands and adopt drastic measures to reduce vehicular pollution. <br/><br/>Mr Naidu said, India is keen to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and the thrust being given to e-vehicles is expected to lower vehicular emissions. He also said, the demand for EV batteries manufacturing domestically will also create several jobs within the country and create consumer acceptance of the new technologies by providing the required information.