Pollution-ridden Delhi tops EV sales share across country: More interesting data shared by government

Electric vehicles (EV) sales made up an impressive 19.5 percent of total vehicle sales in December, at a time when the capital was dealing with the rising pollution, which also triggered the centre’s Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot took to his X (formerly known as Twitter) handle stating that the EV sales in the capital marks the highest monthly contribution by any state in India so far, highlighting the success of the Delhi EV Policy introduced in 2020.
“Delhi records a massive 19.5% EV sales of the overall vehicles sold in Dec 2023. It is the highest ever among any state in India till date. Overall in 2023, Delhi registered a total of 6,57,312 vehicles out of which 73,610 were Electric.” the AAP minister wrote.

As Delhi struggles with pollution, EVs are believed to be a solution to bring down the overall AQI as these vehicles are known to emit no harmful particulates in the environment in comparison to their Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) counterparts. For the past few years, as the winter and the stubble burning season approaches in the Northern part of India, the AQI in Delhi-NCR worsens, leading to several restrictions. It also exposes the citizens to hazardous breathing air.

The Delhi EV policy was introduced to boost EV adoption and target a 25 percent contribution to all new vehicle registrations by 2024. Overall EV sales across the country stood at 1.5 million units in the calendar year 2023, marking an impressive growth, fueled by top-selling months such as March, May, and November.
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