Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to minimise the use of vehicles to save diesel and petrol, the Bihar government has announced several measures aimed at reducing fuel consumption and promoting electric vehicles (EVs).
Delhi has done a lot right with its draft Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2026.
The global electric vehicle (EV) fleet avoided the consumption of 1.7 million barrels per day of oil in 2025 — nearly matching the 2.4 million barrels per day exported by Iran through the Strait of Hormuz — according to new analysis by global energy think tank Ember.
The share of electric passenger sales in May is also 0.5 percentage points higher than the 3.5 per cent share in April as part of the rising trend.
The announcement of the new EV policy is a pivotal move in fast-tracking India’s green mobility goals.
There is a need for battery swapping facilities to coexist with charging infrastructure to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in India, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, said on Friday.
During the 55th GST Council meeting press conference on Saturday, the panel approved an increase in the GST rate on used EVs sold by businesses to 18 per cent from 12 per cent earlier.
As many as 25,202 public charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) have been installed in the country to date, the government said on Friday.
Mahindra Last Mile Mobility Limited (MLMML), a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) on Tuesday said it has sold over 2 lakh commercial electric vehicles (EVs) to date.
The Union Government has launched the PM E-DRIVE Scheme with an outlay of Rs 10,900 crore for the electric vehicles (EVs).
