After ₹1.27-lakh-crore EV push, NITI Aayog asks States to rethink subsidies, focus on fleets

…Also Read I Husband arrested for allegedly strangling wife to death after marital dispute in Delhi EVs for Viksit Bharat 2047 vision Launching the index, NITI Aayog member Rajiv Gauba said the shift to EVs was “ an economic, environmental, and strategic imperative ” for the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision. He said India’s dependence on imports for nearly 89% of its crude oil requirements was likely to increase as car ownership rises unless EV adoption expands. Gauba also noted that the…

…industries, said state policies must complement the Centre’s measures to incentivise EV adoption. “India sold 21 million two-wheelers last year, out of which 1.4 million were EV two-wheelers, which is around 7.65%. We’re behind China only in EV two-wheelers, but they have low speed two-wheelers, so our two-wheelers are the most technologically advanced. In three-wheelers, we are number one and in EV cars, we have the third largest market in the world,” he said. - ABOUT THE AUTHORJasjeev GandhiokJasjeev Gandhiok is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times, where he…