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because of the incentives that the government offered at the central level to stimulate growth ,” says Batra . “ Segments such as buses and heavy commercial vehicles are also benefiting .”
“ Besides the central government incentives , there are 10 to 15 state governments , which also offer incentives of different kinds , either in the form of subsidy or lower taxes for EV-led vehicles . Because of that , some of those states have witnessed higher traction .”
CHARGING ROLLOUT IS DEPENDANT ON TRAJECTORY
Of course , the rollout of EVs is paramount , but — you ’ ll have heard this many times — efforts are voided by the lack of available charging infrastructure . Different challenges across all countries mean there ’ s no onesize-fits-all strategy for deployment across them , but the onus seems to be on authorities to make change happen .
Currently there is only one charger for 135 vehicles in urban parts of India .
To put the situation into perspective , India spans 1,269,219 square miles while the UK is 94,530 sq miles , but the charger expectation by 2030 is substantially different . The UK is aiming for 300,000 public chargers nationwide by the end of this period — along with substantial adoption of EVs themselves — but India ’ s government is stretching to roll out 46,397 public charging stations across nine cities .
“ The charging infrastructure at the moment is fairly deficient across the country ,” says Batra . “ What has happened in the recent months is that a few OEMs have begun to develop their own charging infrastructure
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