The government told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that a total of 13.34 lakh electric vehicles were used in the country.
“India has a total of 13.34 million electric vehicles, while the number of non-electric vehicles stands at 27.81 million,” State Minister for Heavy Industries Krishan Pal Gurjar said in a written response to a question.
He said the Center is taking a number of steps to promote the use of electric vehicles in India. The Minister in his response said that the government introduced the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India)) scheme in 2015 with the aim of reducing dependence on fossil fuels and tackling the problem of vehicle emissions.
Currently, Phase II of India’s FAME program is being implemented for a period of 5 years starting April 1, 2019 with a total budget support of Rs 10,000 million, he added.
The government has approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for the manufacture of Advanced Chemical Cells (ACC) in the country to reduce battery prices in the country.
According to the report submitted by the minister, Delhi has the highest number of electric vehicles with 1,56,393 vehicles, followed by Maharashtra with 1,16,646 electric vehicles.
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