The sale of electrical bikes and scooters in the town in the first three months of this yr has surpassed the overall quantity of such automobiles sold in 2021, reveals information launched by the Delhi authorities, pointing to better adoption of electrical automobiles (EV), largely pushed by the two-wheeler phase, in the Capital.
Between January and March this yr, 7,632 electrical bikes have been sold in Delhi – 1,758 in January, 2,384 in February and 3,490 in March – as in comparison with 7,558 in the entire of 2021.
Overall, 13,941 EVs have been sold in Delhi between January and March this yr – 3,405 in January, 4,547 in February and 5,989 in March – pushed largely by an increase in the sale of EV two-wheelers.
Experts really feel the rise in sale of two-wheeler EVs point out to its rising reputation among the many decrease middle-class and better adoption by e-commerce and supply corporations.
Delhi authorities launched its bold EV coverage in August 2020 with a watch on tackling air air pollution. Under the coverage, the federal government goals to make EVs account for at the very least 25 per cent of all automobiles sold in the Capital.
According to a transport division official, the benefit of charging at dwelling and availability of a number of charging factors in public locations, together with the decrease operating price of EVs as in comparison with petrol/diesel/CNG automobiles, are pushing gross sales of EVs in Delhi. “The environment friendly aspect of EVs too add to their popularity,” mentioned the official.
A month-to-month automobiles gross sales report ready by Delhi authorities, seen by HT, reveals the proportion of electrical automobiles in the overall sale of automobiles throughout all gasoline sorts reported a sustained development in 2021.
In January final yr, 2.9 per cent of 49,010 automobiles sold in the town have been EVs, which elevated to 3.6per cent of 44,597 automobiles sold in February, and subsequently peaked at 10.6 per cent of 35,869 automobiles sold in December final yr. In March 2022, the proportion elevated to 12.6 per cent.
Delhi presently has over 825 EV charging factors throughout the Capital and over 165 battery swapping stations the place EV homeowners can alternate exhausted batteries for absolutely charged ones.
Rajesh Sharma, a banking skilled who switched from petrol to an electrical bike final yr, mentioned the shift has been very rewarding. (*3*) he mentioned.
Ankit Tyagi, who works in a pharmaceutical firm in Okhla and travels to workplace from Ghaziabad six days in per week, mentioned he shifted to EV final month, primarily as a result of of rising petrol costs. “I used to spend nearly ₹200 each day on petrol. The EV was nearly double the price of the petrol vehicle, but at least I do not need to spend so much every day,” mentioned Tyagi.
Amit Bhatt, managing director (India), International Council on Clean Transportation, mentioned, “In Delhi, electric mobility has seen an exponential rise, given that EV registration was around 1per cent in 2019-20. Three reasons why Delhi is becoming the EV capital of the country are: innovation – the Delhi EV policy focuses on demand generation; collaboration – Delhi government works with civil society and private sector to push EVs; implementation – the focus on two-wheelers, three-wheelers and buses has been vital for success.”
Bhatt additionally mentioned that EVs are price optimistic (projected income is increased than projected price) in the two- and three-wheeler area even earlier than the value rise.
“The current price rise has only aided their uptake,” mentioned Bhatt, including that the Delhi authorities ought to now deal with the electrification of heavy responsibility automobiles.
The AAP authorities aggressively promotes transition to EVs and set up of EV infrastructure in a bid to curb air air pollution.
In August 2020, when the EV coverage was launched, the share of EVs in the overall quantity of automobiles sold in the Capital was 1.2 per cent. In much less than two years, it has gone as much as 12.6 per cent in March 2022.