Niti Aayog proposes two-wheelers sold in India after FY25 should be electric ones: Gadkari

12 Jul 2019 Evaluate

With an aim to ensure rapid transition towards electric mobility, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said the Niti Aayog has proposed that two-wheelers below the capacity of 150 cc sold in the country after March 31, 2025, should be electric ones only and also proposed that three-wheelers sold in the country should be electric ones only after March 31, 2023.

The minister said the government has started working on meeting the demands of electricity for the new set of electric vehicles (EVs). He also stated that this has been decided after detailed deliberations with key stakeholders of different ministries for cleaning up Indian cities and to ensure rapid transition towards EVs and making India a manufacturing base for electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers.

He said that the road map for implementation shall be finalised in consultation with stakeholders and adding that currently, there are 3,97,184 EVs in the country.

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