Vikash Sharma

Ever wonder how many electric vehicles are plying on the roads in India? Well you don’t have to give yourself any stress as the Centre on Tuesday shared data on the exact number of electric vehicles in use till date.

As per official data, India has a total of 13, 34, 385 electric vehicles and 27,81,69,631 non-electric vehicle in use (as on July 14, 2022).

The e-vahan portal (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) states that the total number of electric vehicles in Uttar Pradesh is now 3,37,180, 1,56,393 in Delhi, 1,20,532 in Karnataka, 1,16,646 in Maharashtra and number of electric vehicles in use in Odisha stands at 23, 371.

As per PIB release, the complete data of Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, and Lakshadweep is not available in Vahan 4, hence they are not included. Minister of State for Heavy Industries Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today said that Centre is taking a number of steps to promote use of electric vehicles in India.

Here are the steps:

The Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme launched in 2015 to reduce dependency on fossil fuel and to address issues of vehicular emissions.

At present, Phase-II of FAME India Scheme is being implemented for a period of 5 years from April 1, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs. 10,000 crores.

GST on electric vehicles has been reduced from 12% to 5%; GST on chargers/ charging stations for electric vehicles has been reduced from 18% to 5%.

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) announced that battery-operated vehicles will be given green license plates and be exempted from permit requirements.

MoRTH issued a notification advising states to waive road tax on EVs, which in turn will help reduce the initial cost of EVs.

The Ministry of Heavy Industries has sanctioned 2,877 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in 68 cities across 25 States/UTs under Phase-II of FAME India (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India).

1576 charging stations have also been sanctioned across 9 Expressways and 16 Highways under Phase II of FAME India Scheme.

Under Phase-I of FAME India Scheme, 479 charging stations have been installed as on July 1, 2022. 6315 e-buses to 65 cities sanctioned for intracity and intercity operations across 26 states/UT.

4.7 lakhs Electric Vehicles given incentives under FAME India, the PIB release added.

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