Registered electrical two wheeler in india crossed 28 lakhs 4 wheeler approx 3 lakhs

The variety of registered electrical two wheelers within the nation has now reached 28 lakh 55 thousand 15, whereas the variety of electrical 4 wheeler automobiles has reached 2 lakh 57 thousand 169 as of December 4. This data was given in Parliament not too long ago. Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Metal Bhupathiraju Srinivas Verma informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply that in response to the Transport Ministry’s Vahan portal, the entire variety of registered electrical automobiles (EV) in Odisha is 1 lakh 45 thousand 479, with the adoption price being 1.24 %. .

The Union Minister stated that at current, there isn’t any proposal into account within the Ministry of Heavy Industries to arrange an Auto R&D cluster within the state of Odisha.

EV prospects are inspired via numerous authorities schemes. Like- FAME (Sooner Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electrical Autos) scheme in India. The scheme is for 5 years from April 1, 2019, with a complete finances of Rs 11,500 crore. The scheme inspired e-2 wheelers, e-3 wheelers, e-4 wheelers, e-buses and EV public charging stations.

It’s noteworthy that the Finance Ministry has lowered the GST on electrical automobiles from 12 % to five %. The Transport Ministry has introduced that battery-powered automobiles might be given inexperienced license plates and exempted from allow necessities.

The Transport Ministry has issued a notification advising states to waive street tax on electrical automobiles, which is able to assist in decreasing the preliminary price of electrical automobiles. The Ministry of Housing and City Affairs has additionally amended the ‘Mannequin Constructing By-Legal guidelines’, beneath which it has been made obligatory to incorporate charging stations in non-public and industrial buildings.

The variety of EV automobiles could improve additional within the coming days. The rationale for that is the Prime Minister Electrical Drive Revolution in Modern Automobile Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) scheme. The scheme, which got here into impact from October 1, 2024, will run until March 31, 2026. Its goal is to strengthen the charging infrastructure throughout the nation and make the nation stronger in EV manufacturing.