New Delhi sources have stated that Gujarat, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra have emerged as the top 5 states in electric vehicle (EV) sales. The Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) said on Thursday that an SMEV survey of EVs sold during the last fiscal showed that 1,926 of these were sold in Maharashtra, 2,388 in Rajasthan, 2,467 in Uttar Pradesh, 2,846 in West Bengal and 4,330 in Gujarat, which made it the to the top in bringing the maximum number of e-vehicles on road.




Meanwhile an SMEV release said here said "In addition, 25,000 e-vehicles were sold across India between 2016-17. The study was conducted on all electric 2 wheelers and 4 wheelers which were sold during 2016-2017 and are successfully running in the mentioned states”.

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Further the study showed that of all the EVs sold, 92% were two-wheelers and only 8 percent were four-wheelers. The statement added "However, Delhi, which initially used to top this list, now, surprisingly ranks 7th with only 1072 e-vehicles sold”. SMEV Director (Corporate Affairs) Sohinder Gill said in a statement that "As far as other states are concerned, there is a dire need for them to go electric on an urgent basis".


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