02/07/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/07/2023 05:12
The Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today informed that as per the data received from SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers) it has been observed that there has been a growth in domestic sales of passenger vehicles, Commercial Vehicles, Three Wheelers & Two Wheelers in the year CY 2022 compared to CY 2021.
Data of Sales (number) in last two years:
Year |
PVs |
CVs |
3Ws |
2Ws |
2021 |
30,82,421 |
6,77,116 |
2,64,758 |
1,45,33,815 |
2022 |
37,92,356 |
9,33,116 |
4,18,341 |
1,56,07,991 |
Source: SIAM
Electric Vehicles sold in the market are all battery operated vehicles. "Battery Operated Vehicle" means a vehicle adapted for use upon roads and powered exclusively by an electric motor whose traction energy is supplied exclusively by traction battery installed in the vehicle.
The information regarding manufacture of electric vehicles is not maintained by the Ministry. The data regardingthe number of electric vehicles sold in India {as per information from Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, (MoRTH)}, is given below:(Units in Number)
Category |
Fuel Types |
Domestic Sales (MoRTH) |
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2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
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Passenger Vehicles (e-4W) |
EVs |
6,000 |
5,000 |
19,000 |
Three Wheelers (e-3W) |
EVs |
14,000 |
88,000 |
1,78,000 |
Two Wheelers (e-2W) |
EVs |
25,000 |
41,000 |
2,31,000 |
Several measures have been taken by Government of India to promote Electric vehicles. Ministry of Heavy Industries has launched 3 schemes for promotion of Electric vehicles in the country: -
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