KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL, 12/02/2014: Cheap journey The Tuk-Tuk has a price ticket of ₹1.2 lakh, a operating value of ₹20 a day and runs 100 km on every electric cost.
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The quantity of electric vehicles in India has surged from simply 2,400 a decade in the past to over 27.4 lakh as of July 2023. However, given the concurrent rise in the quantity of non-electric vehicles, the total share of electric vehicles has nonetheless not crossed the 1% mark. Notably, there’s additionally a large inter-State disparity in the penetration of electric vehicles.
There has additionally been a dramatic shift in the class of electric vehicles over time. In the preliminary years, between FY2015 and FY2020, when the quantity of electric vehicles was rising at a comparatively gradual tempo, the share of e-rickshaws in the combine was a lot greater than the share of electric bikes. However, in the final 4 fiscal years, as the absolute quantity of electric vehicles has elevated at a faster tempo, the share of electric bikes has surged and surpassed the share of e-rickshaws.
Chart 1 | The chart exhibits the cumulative quantity of electric vehicles in India over time.
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As of July 14, 2023, India had 0.27 crore electric vehicles, 5 crore diesel vehicles, and 28 crore petrol vehicles. The share of electric vehicles was simply 0.79%, with petrol vehicles forming over 80% and diesel motors contributing about 14.5%. The share of petrol/CNG hybrid (1.4%) was additionally greater than the share of electric vehicles, whereas with a 0.6% share, the petrol/LPG variant got here shut.
Chart 2 | The chart exhibits electric vehicles as a share of all vehicles registered in a State as of July 14, 2023.
Assam ranked first with a share of 2.2% electric vehicles, adopted by Tripura (about 2%). Delhi, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Goa had a share of over 1%. Among the main States, Himachal Pradesh had the lowest share with 0.11%, adopted by Punjab (0.26%), Andhra Pradesh (0.40%), West Bengal (0.44%), and Madhya Pradesh (0.47%).
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Chart 3 | The chart exhibits the share of numerous sorts of electric vehicles over time.
In FY16, the share of e-rickshaws in complete electric vehicles was 92% with different sorts reminiscent of two-wheelers, three-wheelers (apart from e-rickshaws), and four-wheelers forming the relaxation of the 8%. Notably, an amazing quantity of e-rickshaws had been used to carry passengers, whereas a couple of had carts for carrying items or rubbish.
Till FY20, there was no dramatic change in the share with e-rickshaws dominating with a market share of 82%. But the share of two-wheelers had began to rise by then. After FY20, the share of two-wheelers noticed a drastic rise and peaked at about 60% in FY23, whereas the share of e-rickshaws got here down to 32%. The newest monetary 12 months noticed a small drop in the share of two-wheelers with the share of electric four-wheelers increasing past 5% for the first time. The share of electric three-wheelers apart from e-rickshaws has remained beneath 5%.
Chart 4 | The chart exhibits the State-wise quantity of electric vehicles which aren’t e-rickshaws on the vertical axis.
The share of non-e-rickshaws amongst all electric vehicles is depicted on the horizontal axis. The measurement of the bubbles corresponds to the complete quantity of electric vehicles. All figures are as of July 14, 2023.
The shift in the combine of electric vehicles in India from e-rickshaws to two-wheelers was led by Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Kerala, and Rajasthan. These States have a comparatively excessive quantity of electric vehicles. The majority of these usually are not e-rickshaws, however two-wheelers.
On the different hand, in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Assam, e-rickshaws proceed to dominate the share of electric vehicles. Therefore, these States don’t contribute a lot to the shift.
vignesh.r@thehindu.co.in
Source: Vahan Sewa Dashboard, Centre for Energy Finance’s Electric Mobility Dashboard
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