Yeah, India seems to be zooming with electric vehicles, literally and figuratively, with little noise. Sales topped the 1 million mark in the country in just nine months in 2023 and the year is yet to close. Uttar Pradesh tops the list in EV registrations. This year, Maharashtra comes a close second and Karnataka stands third, Overtaking Delhi. UP registered a 1. 44% jump last year in EV registrations and Maharashtra won 30% and Karnataka won 87%. Total number of S as on August 2023 in up is five lakh 74,967. In Maharashtra, it is three. Lakh, 5006 and Kaat registers two lakhs. 48,747. Trisha Ji is one of the over 2 million Indians zipping to college without carbon emissions. I think for now this electric vehicle is actually very important than getting a petrol vehicle. This is far more better. There are so many health issues also going on in the environment, right? There are so many people affected to ask them also. So why do you need a a petrol vehicle when you have this. I think it's a very comfortable vehicle. You know, you can just go on a very smooth way and, uh, I don't think we'll have any glitch in driving this. Also, over 2.8 million registered S applying on Indian roads as of August 8, 2023. 56% of EVs sold in 2023 captured by the two wheeler segment. From financial year 2021 to 2023 vehicle registration has jumped by 196%. In Karnataka, registration of vehicles above ₹5 lakh from financial year 2022 to 2023 has recorded a 74% increase. Total number of EV vehicles registered in Karnataka from January 2023 to September crosses one lack when it was 95,000 in 2022% increase in EV registration across India in 2019 was 28%. While it dropped in 2021 it surged in 2021 with 1. 65% in 2022 with 2. 9% while the Uttar Pradesh government introduced subsidy incentives for customers the KAA government opted for road tax exemption to promote the sale of these vehicles. So we have made a, you know, permit less for all these, uh, electric vehicles. That is, that is, that is the reason that there is an increase of all these electric electric vehicles. India, however, is yet to up the game with EV charging stations. According to reports, as on March 21st 2023 a total of over 6500 public charging stations are operational in the country. Propelling electric vehicles for the future in India is gradually taking shape. If the governments make the right kind of budget and the corporations make the right kind of investments, we are well on the road to keeping the environment clean and breathing easy with camera Person Go Pa Barman in Bangalore for NDTV.
