Lok Sabha Question No. 845 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Electric Vehicles by 2030
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: BHARAT SINGH, ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, AJAY (TENI) MISRA, T.G. VENKATESH BABU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 845

ANSWERED ON 07 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## ELECTRIC VEHICLES BY 2030

## 845. SHRI BHARAT SINGH:

SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

be pleased to state:

- (a) the estimated number/types of electric vehicles presently operating in the country, State-wise; (b) whether the Government has any proposal to boost the operation of electric vehicles for ferrying of passengers and the targets, if any, fixed in the near future and whether any sops are proposed for purchase of electric vehicle;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to attain the targets;

(d) the details of the measures taken by the Government to facilitate transition to Electric Vehicles by 2030, especially in relation to building AC (Alternate Current) and DC (Direct Current) electric vehicle charging infrastructure and systems for appropriate treatment and disposal of end-of- life batteries; and

(e)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  alter  the  entire  fleet  of  public  transportation  including buses and auto-rickshaws to electric fleet keeping in view the charging time required by AC/DC chargers to fully charge a vehicle?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a)  The  estimated  details  of  number/types  of  electric  vehicles  presently  operating  in  the  country, State-wise are annexed.

(b) to (e) In order to boost the operation of electric vehicles, the Government, vide S.O. 5333(E) dated 18 th October, 2018 has granted exemption to the Battery Operated Transport Vehicles from the requirements of permit. The Government has also notified that the registration mark for Battery Operated  Vehicles  to  be  on  a  Green  background  for  their  identification.  The  Government  had notified GSR 629(E) dated 24 th June, 2016 for retro-fitment of hybrid electric system or electric kit to vehicles running on petrol and diesel and S.O. 1013(E) dated 15 th April, 2015 specifying the type approval procedure of electric hybrid vehicles.  Further, Ministry of Power has issued guidelines and standards for charging infrastructure for electric vehicles on 14 th December, 2018.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 845 ANSWERED ON 07 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019 ASKED BY SHRI BHARAT SINGH AND OTHERS REGARDING ELECTRIC VEHICLES BY 2030

Details of e-vehicles presently operating in the country, category and State-wise:

| STATE       | FOUR WHEELER (Invalid Carriage)   | LIGHT GOODS VEHICLE   | LIGHT MOTOR VEHICLE(NT)   | LIGHT PASSENGER VEHICLE   | MEDIUM GOODS VEHICLE   | MEDIUM MOTOR VEHICLE(NT)   | MEDIUM PASSENGER VEHICLE   | THREE WHEELER(NT)   | THREE WHEELER(T)   | TWOWHEELER (Invalid Carriage)   | TWO WHEELER(NT)   | TWO WHEELER(T)   |   Grand Total |
|-------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------------|
| AN          |                                   |                       |                           |                           |                        |                            |                            |                     |                    |                                 |                   |                  |            12 |
| AP          |                                   |                       |                           |                           |                        |                            |                            |                     |                    |                                 |                   |                  |          3217 |
| AR          |                                   | 0                     | 3                         | 1                         |                        |                            |                            | 0                   | 1                  |                                 | 8                 |                  |            13 |
| AS          |                                   | 12                    | 5                         | 2                         |                        |                            |                            | 0                   | 9993               |                                 | 67                |                  |         10079 |
| BR          |                                   | 8                     | 2                         | 1                         | 5                      |                            |                            | 0                   | 7499               |                                 | 561               |                  |          8076 |
| CG          |                                   | 90                    | 35                        | 72                        | 1                      |                            | 1                          | 304                 | 450                |                                 | 1465              |                  |          2418 |
| CH          |                                   | 0                     | 22                        | 0                         |                        |                            |                            | 0                   | 61                 |                                 | 48                |                  |           131 |
| DD          |                                   | 1                     | 7                         | 0                         |                        |                            |                            | 0                   | 17                 |                                 | 15                |                  |            40 |
| DL          | 3                                 | 21                    | 741                       | 332                       | 22                     |                            |                            | 0                   | 61918              | 2                               | 3193              |                  |         66232 |
| DN          |                                   | 0                     | 3                         | 0                         |                        |                            |                            | 0                   | 0                  |                                 | 7                 |                  |            10 |
| GA          |                                   | 3                     | 78                        | 5                         |                        |                            |                            | 1                   | 30                 |                                 | 281               |                  |           398 |
| GJ          |                                   | 195                   | 429                       | 8                         | 12                     | 3                          |                            | 21                  | 518                |                                 | 2583              |                  |          3769 |
| HP          |                                   | 6                     | 18                        | 56                        | 2                      |                            | 2                          | 0                   | 0                  |                                 | 21                |                  |           105 |
| HR          |                                   | 96                    | 111                       | 5                         |                        | 2                          |                            | 23                  | 5077               |                                 | 1916              | 2                |          7232 |
| JH          |                                   | 61                    | 46                        | 24                        | 2                      |                            | 2                          | 0                   | 3881               |                                 | 502               |                  |          4518 |
| JK          |                                   | 4                     | 7                         | 9                         |                        |                            |                            | 1                   | 33                 |                                 | 95                |                  |           149 |
| KA          |                                   | 80                    | 549                       | 14                        | 5                      |                            | 1                          | 5                   | 143                |                                 | 4985              |                  |          5782 |
| KA          |                                   |                       |                           |                           |                        |                            |                            |                     |                    |                                 |                   |                  |          2200 |
| KL          |                                   |                       |                           |                           |                        |                            |                            |                     |                    |                                 |                   |                  |          3643 |
| LD          |                                   |                       |                           |                           |                        |                            |                            |                     |                    |                                 |                   |                  |            61 |
| MH          | 1                                 | 23                    | 781                       | 207                       | 3                      | 4                          | 4                          | 3                   | 2006               | 1                               | 12015             |                  |         15048 |
| ML          |                                   | 3                     | 6                         | 0                         | 1                      |                            |                            | 0                   | 0                  |                                 | 3                 |                  |            13 |
| MN          |                                   | 0                     | 2                         | 1                         |                        |                            |                            | 0                   | 33                 |                                 | 7                 |                  |            43 |
| MP          |                                   |                       |                           |                           |                        |                            |                            |                     |                    |                                 |                   |                  |          6079 |
| MZ          |                                   | 0                     | 3                         | 4                         |                        |                            |                            | 0                   | 1                  |                                 | 7                 |                  |            15 |
| NL          |                                   | 0                     | 2                         | 0                         |                        |                            |                            | 0                   | 0                  |                                 | 0                 |                  |             2 |
| OR          |                                   | 192                   | 37                        | 21                        | 2                      |                            | 1                          | 1                   | 466                | 1                               | 2591              |                  |          3312 |
| PB          |                                   | 39                    | 97                        | 6                         | 2                      |                            | 1                          | 1                   | 94                 |                                 | 1181              |                  |          1421 |
| PY          |                                   | 9                     | 68                        | 19                        | 1                      |                            |                            | 0                   | 21                 |                                 | 781               |                  |           899 |
| RJ          |                                   | 12                    | 95                        | 2                         |                        |                            |                            | 0                   | 12661              | 3                               | 2862              |                  |         15635 |
| SK          |                                   | 0                     | 10                        | 10                        |                        |                            |                            | 0                   | 0                  |                                 | 1                 |                  |            21 |
| TN          |                                   | 1531                  | 3234                      | 694                       | 24                     | 33                         | 9                          | 6                   | 344                | 1                               | 7594              |                  |         13470 |
| TR          |                                   | 0                     | 4                         | 2                         |                        |                            |                            | 0                   | 4                  |                                 | 33                |                  |            43 |
| TS          |                                   |                       |                           |                           |                        |                            |                            |                     |                    |                                 |                   |                  |          2382 |
| UK          |                                   | 1                     | 1                         | 3                         |                        |                            |                            | 0                   | 10019              |                                 | 537               |                  |         10561 |
| UP          |                                   | 22                    | 250                       | 3                         |                        |                            | 11                         | 1                   | 105123             |                                 | 5716              |                  |        111126 |
| WB          |                                   | 490                   | 2283                      | 1792                      | 2                      |                            | 11                         | 0                   | 10562              |                                 | 909               |                  |         16049 |
| Grand Total | 4                                 | 2899                  | 8929                      | 3293                      | 84                     | 42                         | 43                         | 367                 | 230955             | 8                               | 49984             | 2                |        314204 |