State closes in on 1 lakh EVs, ranks 8th in country

Ahmedabad: The number of electric vehicles in the state is nearly one lakh. According to data provided by the Union government in Parliament on Wednesday, Gujarat ranks eighth in the country in terms of total number of electric vehicles (EVs). As of March 6, the number of EVs in Gujarat was 99,236, which is, however, only 0.44% of the total vehicles registered in the state. According to the data tabled in the Lok Sabha, Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of EVs (4.65 lakh) of all states and union territories, followed by Maharashtra (2.26 lakh) and Delhi (2.03 lakh). Sikkim, with 21 EVs, has the lowest number in the country. As of March 6, the total number of EVs in the country was 21.70 lakh. With a total of 2.22 crore vehicles registered in Gujarat, the percentage of electric vehicles compared to total vehicles is about 0.44%, slightly lower than the national average of 0.6%. States such as Rajasthan and Bihar have more EVs than Gujarat. Listing various steps taken to promote the use of EVs, the government said that it has approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for advanced chemistry cells (ACC) to promote their manufacture and the budgetary outlay for the scheme is Rs 18,100 crore. EVs are also incentivized under the PLI scheme for automobiles and auto components, with a budgetary outlay of Rs 25,938 crore for 5 years. The government said GST on EVs has been reduced from 12% to 5% and GST on charging stations has been reduced from 18% to 5%.
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