India's push for electric public transport faces hurdles as sales fall in FY25
5 days, 6 hours ago

India's push for electric public transport faces hurdles as sales fall in FY25

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India's electrification push in public transportation is slowing, with electric bus sales in FY25 set to show only a nominal increase compared with the year before. With only a fortnight to the end of the the financial year, electric bus sales stood at 3,124 units in FY25, about 400 units fewer than the previous fiscal, the government's Vahan portal data showed. In FY25, however, with electric bus sales stagnating and overall bus sales rising, the penetration of electric buses fell. The ratings agency forecast on 11 March that India's annual electric bus sales will reach the 17,000-mark by FY27 backed by government support through various schemes including PM E-drive, a robust domestic manufacturing capacity, and the fact that the total cost of ownership of an air-conditioned electric bus is about 15-20% lower than that of an air-conditioned diesel bus over a 12-year period.

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Electric car sales are rising in India. Can they double in 2025?
1 month, 1 week ago

Electric car sales are rising in India. Can they double in 2025?

India Today  

The electric car segment is still at a nascent stage in India, making up less than 3% of the total passenger vehicles sold in the country. However, with more models arriving and a major push to develop the charging infrastructure, both by the government and private players, electric car sales are expected to double in 2025. Maruti Suzuki e Vitara …

Union Budget 2025: Allocation for electric mobility schemes rise by 20%
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: Allocation for electric mobility schemes rise by 20%

The Hindu  

Schemes promoting electric mobility in India have got a renewed push in the Union Budget 2025-26 with a funding increase of over 20% compared to last year. Funding for the PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement Scheme, a two year scheme started in September 2024 to support various kinds of electric vehicles and public charging stations, has increased …

Indian EV market likely to touch Rs 20 lakh crore by 2030, will create THIS many jobs
3 months ago

Indian EV market likely to touch Rs 20 lakh crore by 2030, will create THIS many jobs

India TV News  

Union minister Nitin Gadkari today said the Indian electric vehicle market potential is likely to touch Rs 20 lakh crore and it will create around 5 crore jobs across the entire EV ecosystem by 2030. Addressing the '8th Catalyst Conference on Sustainability of E-Vehicle Industry - Evexpo 2024', Gadkari said the estimated electric vehicles finance market size will be around …

PMI Electro to supply 250 electric buses to Mumbai municipality
3 months, 2 weeks ago

PMI Electro to supply 250 electric buses to Mumbai municipality

Live Mint  

Delhi-based PMI Electro Mobility Solutions Pvt Ltd will supply 250 electric buses to Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking, which operates the financial capital's bus services, in different lots by the end of the second quarter of FY26, according to a company press release. A total of ₹4,391 crore is allocated for the procurement of 14,028 electric buses by …

Delhi leads India in EV adoption: FICCI-Yes Bank report
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi leads India in EV adoption: FICCI-Yes Bank report

Live Mint  

New Delhi, December 4 : The adoption of electric vehicles in India is surging, with Delhi emerging as the leader in EV penetration, according to a report by FICCI and Yes Bank. The report highlighted that Delhi has achieved an EV penetration rate of 11.5 per cent, driven by its adoption across multiple segments. Additionally, Gujarat, Odisha, Kerala, and Punjab …

Extension of EMPS 2024 Scheme to Support EV Two-Wheeler Sales in FY25
8 months, 1 week ago

Extension of EMPS 2024 Scheme to Support EV Two-Wheeler Sales in FY25

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Likely extension of Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme 2024 is expected to support electric two-wheeler sales in FY25. According to Care Ratings, the two-wheeler industry is expected to sustain a steady volume growth rate of around 7-9 per cent in FY25, slightly lower than 9.8 per cent growth achieved in FY24. In FY23, EV sales reached around 0.73 million units, …

EV sales in India to go up by 40 per cent to 1.75 million units in FY 2024
9 months, 1 week ago

EV sales in India to go up by 40 per cent to 1.75 million units in FY 2024

India TV News  

India's Electric Vehicle sales have reportedly grown by 17,52,406 units in FY 2023-24, stating a growth of 40.31 per cent on a Year-on-Year basis. The electric car segment sales have reportedly shot up by 82 per cent on a YoY basis, which further registering sales of 99,085 units in FY 2024. Electric bus sales soared to 3,708 units in FY2024 …

Delhi Budget: Transport decelerated with 40% budget cut...
1 year ago

Delhi Budget: Transport decelerated with 40% budget cut...

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Public transport, the city’s lifeline, saw a major decline in budget allocation in fiscal provisions for 2024-25. The Delhi government has allocated 5,702 crore to the transport sector and related infrastructure, a reduction of 39% from the previous fiscal year, when the government had set aside Rs 9,337 crores in 2023-24 for this sector. Atishi, presenting the budget, …

Economic survey: EVs increase from 34,000 to 144k in 1 year in Delhi
1 year ago

Economic survey: EVs increase from 34,000 to 144k in 1 year in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The total number of electric vehicles in the Capital has increased four times in the last year from around 34,000 to over 144,000, according to the Delhi government’s Economic Survey released on Friday. According to the Delhi government’s plan announced by the transport minister Kailash Gahlot earlier, the transport department is expected to have a fleet of 10,480 buses by …

Budget 2024: Govt to expand electric vehicle ecosystem to support charging infra, says Sitharaman
1 year, 1 month ago

Budget 2024: Govt to expand electric vehicle ecosystem to support charging infra, says Sitharaman

Live Mint  

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday presented the interim Budget 2024-25. Sitharaman said that the government will expand the electric vehicle ecosystem to support charging infrastructure. On January 22, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said that the development and adoption of electric vehicles play a pivotal role in India's transition to a …

Fleet electrification to tackle urban pollution
1 year, 3 months ago

Fleet electrification to tackle urban pollution

The Hindu  

The air quality index in many Indian cities has entered the red zone several days this year. Increase in truck fleet About 9 lakh new trucks are added to Indian roads every year to an already running fleet of 70 lakh trucks. On roads, India’s electric vehicle penetration rate has crossed the 6% mark, but electric trucks remain a challenge …

Prepare for the future with a green mindset
1 year, 3 months ago

Prepare for the future with a green mindset

Hindustan Times  

Every time I see a green number plate on a vehicle around me in Maharashtra, I feel a sense of joy and pride like none other. The National Clean Air Programme to urban agglomerations, the 15th Finance Commission fund and the EV Policy helped urban local bodies across Maharashtra place large orders for electric buses to encourage rapid transition. As …

100 new electric buses to be inducted by May-end in Delhi
1 year, 10 months ago

100 new electric buses to be inducted by May-end in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Delhi government has received six new air-conditioned low-floor electric buses as prototypes for week-long testing, and it aims to add a fresh batch of 100 electric buses to the Capital’s fleet next month, officials in the know of the matter said Friday. The Delhi government in December last year signed an agreement with a Tata Motors subsidiary for adding 1,500 …

Share of cars in EV sales goes up in Delhi, shows data
1 year, 11 months ago

Share of cars in EV sales goes up in Delhi, shows data

Hindustan Times  

The sale of electric cars and cabs has witnessed a steep increase in March 2023, according to the Delhi EV cell. Electric cars and cabs sold in Delhi increased from 331 in January to 510 in February and 1,493 in March, which amounts to an increase of 192% in March compared to February, officials said. Officials said that while the …

DTC to Add 100 More Electric Buses by March-End or First Week of April: Officials
2 years ago

DTC to Add 100 More Electric Buses by March-End or First Week of April: Officials

News 18  

The Delhi Transport Corporation is likely to add 100 more electric buses to its fleet by March-end or the first week of April, officials said on Sunday. “We will get 100 electric buses by March-end or the first week of April. The 100 new electric buses will be the first of 1,500 that will be inducted into the Transport department’s …

Electric vehicle market likely to cross 1 crore sales mark per annum by 2030: Economic Survey
2 years, 1 month ago

Electric vehicle market likely to cross 1 crore sales mark per annum by 2030: Economic Survey

The Hindu  

India's electric vehicles market is expected to grow to one crore units annual sales by 2030 and create 5 crore direct and indirect jobs, according to the Economic Survey 2022-23. The survey tabled in Parliament on January 31 said that in December 2022, India became the third-largest automobile market, surpassing Japan and Germany in terms of sales. The domestic electric …

80% of Delhi's bus fleet will be electric by 2025: CM Arvind Kejriwal
2 years, 2 months ago

80% of Delhi's bus fleet will be electric by 2025: CM Arvind Kejriwal

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday flagged off 50 electric buses in the city and said that by the end of 2025, 80% of buses in the city will be electric buses. This is the highest number of buses on Delhi roads in 75 years,” Mr. Kejriwal said. Mr. Kejriwal said that the electric buses will also help in the …

India's e-bus ambition hits financing speed bump
2 years, 3 months ago

India's e-bus ambition hits financing speed bump

Hindustan Times  

Indian banks are reluctant to lend to electric-bus makers for supply to ailing state transport operators over concerns on recovery of dues, hurting the country's goal of curbing vehicle emissions, said banking, industry and government sources. Mahesh Babu, chief executive of e-bus maker Switch Mobility, said that "most of the contracts related to STUs are seen by banks as high …

How many electric vehicles bought in Delhi post-EV policy implementation?
2 years, 6 months ago

How many electric vehicles bought in Delhi post-EV policy implementation?

Hindustan Times  

The sales of electric vehicles in the national vehicle have soared by 40 per cent since the implementation of electric vehicle policy by the Arvind Kejriwal government. A Delhi government official told PTI that the government has provided the legal framework for electric vehicles but the original equipment manufacturers have to take the responsibility for making reasonable, affordable and good …

These companies are critical to the success of India’s electric bus revolution
2 years, 6 months ago

These companies are critical to the success of India’s electric bus revolution

Live Mint  

This morning I decided to please myself with a cheat breakfast from Zomato. According to a BofA report, in the next two years, the value of the electric bus segment in India is expected to be US$2 bn. Another new but strong player in the electric bus segment is PMI Electro Mobility. Together, Olectra Greentech and PMI Electro Mobility run …

India's EV Sector All Charged Up to Go The Distance, But Speed Bumps Remain
2 years, 6 months ago

India's EV Sector All Charged Up to Go The Distance, But Speed Bumps Remain

News 18  

There is little doubt about India’s electric vehicle segment being the most popular and happening sector in its automobile landscape. That is perhaps why in a recent media interaction, Maruti Suzuki chairman RC Bhargava advocated for incentivising the use of alternative technologies such as hybrid, CNG, ethanol, and biogas for producing small, affordable cars so that consumers in the “Bharat …

Delhi’s bus fleet to be 80% electric by 2025: CM Arvind Kejriwal
2 years, 6 months ago

Delhi’s bus fleet to be 80% electric by 2025: CM Arvind Kejriwal

Live Mint  

Delhi will become the city with highest number of e-buses in the country by 2025 as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that 80 % of the over 10,000 buses plying in the capital by 2025 will be electric. With the addition of 97 more electric buses to Delhi's fleet, the total number of such buses will go up …

CBI bus purchase inquiry won't hit expansion: AAP
2 years, 6 months ago

CBI bus purchase inquiry won't hit expansion: AAP

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bureau of Investigation’s inquiry into the purchase of 1,000 AC buses will not derail the Delhi government’s plans to add more buses to the city’s fleet, transport minister Kailash Gahlot said on Monday. “But this probe will not derail the Delhi government’s plan to procure buses to increase its fleet to 11,000.” The Delhi government is preparing to …

Mumbai civic transport body places order for 2,100 electric buses
2 years, 9 months ago

Mumbai civic transport body places order for 2,100 electric buses

India Today  

Mumbai's public transport will soon see a big boost with the addition of electric buses to its fleet. Olectra Greentech Limited has bagged the largest tender for electric buses worth Rs 3,675 crore from the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport. Olectra Greentech will supply 2,100 electric buses for the BEST fleet. The EVEY shall procure these 2,100 electric buses either …

Delhi gets 150 electric buses; Arvind Kejriwal says commuters can avail free travel till 26 May
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi gets 150 electric buses; Arvind Kejriwal says commuters can avail free travel till 26 May

Firstpost  

The Delhi government has allocated Rs 1,862 crore for getting electric buses over the next 10 years while the the Centre has provided Rs 150 crore for that. Kejriwal said the target is to get 2,000 electric buses within a year New Delhi: The Delhi government aims to launch 2,000 electric buses within a year, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said …

Are Electric Vehicles India’s Future?
2 years, 11 months ago

Are Electric Vehicles India’s Future?

The Hindu  

By 2030, 80% of two and three-wheelers, 40% of buses, and 30 to 70% of cars in India will be electric vehicles, says the NITI Aayog. As the nation gears towards its ‘Zero-emission’ 2070 dream, funds and focus are directed towards electric mobility In March 2022, Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari mentioned in the Parliament that between …

Driving Towards Cleaner Air, E-Buses to Be Rolled Out in Big Cities from July: All You Need to Know
2 years, 11 months ago

Driving Towards Cleaner Air, E-Buses to Be Rolled Out in Big Cities from July: All You Need to Know

News 18  

A total of 5,580 electric buses, including 130 double-decker buses, will be seen on the roads in major cities such as Delhi, Kolkata, Surat, Bengaluru and Hyderabad from July. Convergence Energy Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services, announced that it will roll out the electric buses under the ‘Grand Challenge’ initiative that aims to launch 5,450 single-decker and …

The road to the future of electric vehicles in India
3 years ago

The road to the future of electric vehicles in India

The Hindu  

India offers the world’s largest untapped EV market, especially in the two-wheeler segment. While the government is aggressively promoting EV adoption in India, the inadequate infrastructure, lack of high performing EVs and high upfront cost is causing a major hindrance for its mass adoption. There are a range of potential market barriers that limit the ability of EV industry to …

DC Edit | Here comes the EV revolution
3 years ago

DC Edit | Here comes the EV revolution

Deccan Chronicle  

India has made several interesting and pioneering moves to make a headway in the globally underway electric vehicle revolution, whose benefits are too obvious to bear a repetition. Towards the end of last year, India had over 7,96,000 electric vehicles registered across all segments, while the total number of EVs on Indian roads is a humongous 30 crore plus. With …

Delhi government to add 100 new electric buses in March
3 years ago

Delhi government to add 100 new electric buses in March

India Today  

In a bid to improve the air quality of the national capital and reduce pollution, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government will be adding 100 new electric buses in March. As per the report by Hindustan Times, 200 more e-buses will be added by mid-May, which will take up the electric bus fleet to 300. A senior official revealed that around …

Another Electric Bus to Ply on Delhi Roads Soon: Transport Department
3 years, 1 month ago

Another Electric Bus to Ply on Delhi Roads Soon: Transport Department

News 18  

Almost a month after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal flagged off Delhi Transport Corporation's first electric bus, another bus will soon ply on the roads of the national capital, Transport department officials said. Chief Minister Kejriwal had on January 17 flagged off the first electric bus and said 300 more such buses will soon join the public transport in the city. …

Delhi: Another electric bus to hit the roads soon
3 years, 1 month ago

Delhi: Another electric bus to hit the roads soon

India Today  

Marking the beginning of an era of the environmentally friendly public transport system, the second electric bus was delivered by Tata Motors and will soon run on the roads in the national capital. The development comes almost a month after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal flagged off Delhi Transport Corporation’s first electric bus. More buses are likely to join the fleet …

Delhi government to run 10k buses by 2023, 75% new electric vehicles
3 years, 1 month ago

Delhi government to run 10k buses by 2023, 75% new electric vehicles

India Today  

The Delhi Government is all set to expand its fleet of public transport buses to 10,000 by June next year. Transport Minister Shri Kailash Gahlot said, “Of the new buses to be added, nearly 75 per cent of them will be electrically running.” As per the report by the Hindustan Times, at present, there are 6,894 public transport buses running …

Growth of EV Sales in India Consistent Since Past Three Years; 1,67,041 Units Sold in 2019-20
4 years ago

Growth of EV Sales in India Consistent Since Past Three Years; 1,67,041 Units Sold in 2019-20

News 18  

The adoption of electric vehicle by commuters is on the rise in the country as falling prices and government support is pushing up demand and increasing adoption of these green vehicles. In a written reply to a question on e-vehicles in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Minister of State for Heavy Industries Arjun Ram Meghwal said that number of registered electric …

Tamil Nadu to buy 2,623 buses with financial assistance from KFW
5 years, 5 months ago

Tamil Nadu to buy 2,623 buses with financial assistance from KFW

India TV News  

As a part of its plan to modernise the bus fleet of its transport corporations, Tamil Nadu government has decided to buy 2,123 BS-VI emission compliant buses and 500 electric buses with the debt assistance provided by German development bank KFW. In a statement issued here, the government said a Project Agreement was signed with KFW on Thursday for financial …

Mumbai's BEST gets 10 more eBuses for commuters
5 years, 6 months ago

Mumbai's BEST gets 10 more eBuses for commuters

India TV News  

The BEST - Mumbai's public bus services - on Monday further reduced its carbon footprints by inducting 10 swank electric buses for the city commuters, a top official said. Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray and Mumbai Mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar received the keys of the 10 electric buses from Swaroop at a function here this afternoon. On an average, running the …

Electric Vehicles should be an area of focus for sustainable mobility: Economic Survey 2019
5 years, 8 months ago

Electric Vehicles should be an area of focus for sustainable mobility: Economic Survey 2019

Firstpost  

“A policy push is therefore required to devise universal charging standards for the country as a whole” the Survey said The country must emphasise on electric vehicles as these represent the next generation in sustainable mobility and appropriate policy measures are needed to lower the overall lifetime ownership costs to make them an attractive alternative to consumers, according to the …

Car sales in 2018-19 sputter in signs of worry for the Indian economy
5 years, 11 months ago

Car sales in 2018-19 sputter in signs of worry for the Indian economy

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India’s passenger vehicle industry reported its worst performance in five years in the just-ended fiscal as higher fuel prices, increase in insurance costs, lack of financing options and farm distress crimped demand. Meanwhile, with urban demand staying subdued, scooter sales fell 0.27% to 6.7 million units in the last fiscal. Rural and semi-urban markets are still performing better …

Tata Motors betting big on electric buses, hopeful demand will grow
6 years, 1 month ago

Tata Motors betting big on electric buses, hopeful demand will grow

Live Mint  

After bagging 255 e-buses' orders from six state transport undertakings under the first phase of incentive scheme for electric vehicles in public transport, Tata Motors is betting big on the segment, said an official here on Wednesday. It has tenders to supply 255 electric buses to six state STUs -- WBTC, LCSTL, AICTSL, ASTC, J&KSRTC and JCTSL. Kolkata's order of …

Future of electric vehicles in India is not cars but two-wheelers and public transport
6 years, 4 months ago

Future of electric vehicles in India is not cars but two-wheelers and public transport

India Today  

Transportation accounts for about 11 per cent of India's carbon emissions and is a major source of air pollution in several cities nationwide. Well, according to a survey done by IndiaSpend, about 87 per cent of Indian drivers and vehicle owners would buy an electric vehicle, if that helped reduce air pollution. Status of electric vehicles and associated policy in …

Electric buses are crucial for fighting pollution, but transition from traditional vehicles in India won't be easy
6 years, 5 months ago

Electric buses are crucial for fighting pollution, but transition from traditional vehicles in India won't be easy

Firstpost  

In the recently concluded Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, several mayors and bureaucrats of Indian cities proudly announced the number of electric buses their cities had and their pledges to buy more. “From 40 currently, we will procure at least 2,000 electric buses by the end of 2019,” said the transport secretary of the Telangana state government Arvind …

Electric vehicles have the potential to fuel India’s growth
6 years, 8 months ago

Electric vehicles have the potential to fuel India’s growth

Live Mint  

A recent report by the World Health Organization revealed that 14 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world are in India. In India, initiatives such as the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan and Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India are concerted efforts towards building an EV market. The department of heavy industry, Bureau of Indian …

Electric vehicle sales to see double-digit growth till 2020: Report
7 years, 1 month ago

Electric vehicle sales to see double-digit growth till 2020: Report

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Electric vehicle sales in India are expected to witness a double-digit growth till 2020, fuelled by government measures for the sector and reducing battery prices, among others, says a report. A joint study by Assocham and global advisory services firm EY said, although EVs are not yet mainstream, government push and increasing consumer awareness are driving EV adoption …

Electric vehicle sales to see double-digit growth till 2020: Report
7 years, 1 month ago

Electric vehicle sales to see double-digit growth till 2020: Report

India TV News  

Electric vehicle sales in India are expected to witness a double-digit growth till 2020, fuelled by government measures for the sector and reducing battery prices, among others, says a report. A joint study by Assocham and global advisory services firm EY said, although EVs are not yet mainstream, government push and increasing consumer awareness are driving EV adoption in India, …

India's transition to electric and connected mobility system can save $330 billion: Report
7 years, 4 months ago

India's transition to electric and connected mobility system can save $330 billion: Report

Firstpost  

Even under a shared mobility paradigm, over 46,000,000 vehicles could be sold by 2030, said the report. The country’s transition to a shared, electric and connected mobility system can save $330 billion by 2030 on avoided oil imports alone, a report by Ficci-Rocky Mountain Institute said 21 November. The report said overcoming key barriers to vehicle electrification in the country’s …

BEST acquires four 31-seater electric buses for Mumbai's suburban sectors; two more to join fleet soon
7 years, 4 months ago

BEST acquires four 31-seater electric buses for Mumbai's suburban sectors; two more to join fleet soon

Firstpost  

The Bombay Electric Supply & Transport on Friday acquired four high-tech eco-friendly electric buses, which will be deployed on its Mumbai suburban sectors. The Bombay Electric Supply & Transport on Friday acquired four high-tech eco-friendly electric buses, which will be deployed on its Mumbai suburban sectors, officials said here. He said BEST has ordered six buses of which four were …

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