Auto Expo showcasing electric vehicles (EVs) by more than 70 domestic and international automakers. EVs are at the centre stage of 2023 Auto Expo, as per Japan’s NHK World international service. Maruti Suzuki, a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor, has the largest share in the passenger car segment in the Indian market.
As per the NHK World report, Suzuki Motor President Suzuki Toshihiro said electric vehicles have emerge as a viable option for vehicle owners and synthetic fuel and hydrogen are also new-age options in the automobile space.
Suzuki Toshihiro also stress the importance of thoroughly considering customers’ needs, as per report.
With India grappling with serious air pollution over the last few years, the Central government has plan to reduce vehicular pollution.
As part of its plan of cutting down on vehicular pollution, the government will work on encouraging 30% of vehicle owners to switch to EVs by 2030.
India’s car population of 1.4 billion is expect to expand even further, as per the NHK World report.
Maruti Suzuki’s latest concept EV was the main attraction at the event.
The Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) can travel 550 kilometres on a single charge and the manufacturer aims to put it up for sale by 2025 in the Indian automotive market, as per the NHK World report.
Other manufacturers in the Indian auto space such as Tata Motors and South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Company also showcase their EVs at the event.
New Delhi create history by achieving the highest ever state-UT-wise monthly electric vehicle sales in the country.
As of December 2022, New Delhi register 7,046 electric vehicles with a year-on-year growth of 86%.
Since the launch of the EV policy, the UT register 93,239 electric vehicles, of which two-wheelers contribute nearly 55% of the total EV sales in 2022.
Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot, in a media address, said Delhi has always led from the front on the registration and sale of electric vehicles, making it the EV capital of the country and it is ready with the require private and public charging infrastructure with a total of 2300+ charging points and 200+ batteries swapping stations operating across the city.
Delhi’s EV policy was launch on 7th August, 2020, with 2-wheelers (2W) and 3-wheelers (3W) identified as the priority vehicle segment.
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