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India Today
3 days ago
- Automotive
- India Today
Charging ahead: EVs zoom in India with more public charging stations
Electric vehicles in India are gaining pace, supported by strong government initiatives. The Ministry of Heavy Industries launched the PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) scheme in September 2024 to boost EV adoption, expand charging infrastructure, and develop the domestic EV manufacturing sector. The scheme has a budget of Rs 10,900 crore over two years, from October 2024 to March 2026, with Rs 2,000 crore earmarked specifically for setting up public EV charging stations upDelhi leads the country in electricity consumption for EV charging. According to the Central Electricity Authority, India consumed 763 million units of electricity at EV charging stations between April 2024 and February 2025. Delhi alone accounted for 40.1 per cent of that. Maharashtra and Karnataka followed with 192.3 and 64.7 million units, respectively, while Gujarat ranked fourth. Combined, these four states represent over 80 per cent of the nation's electricity use for EV charging. From 2017 to 2024, India has witnessed a steady rise in the number of publicly available EV charging points, both slow and fast, as highlighted in the International Energy Agency's Global EV Outlook 2024 report. In 2017, the country had only 220 slow chargers. By 2024, this number surged to 47,000. Slow chargers usually take 6–8 hours to charge cars and are mostly used at homes or workplaces. Fast charging points, on the other hand, grew in number from just 25 in 2018 to 28,000 in 2024. Projections indicate that by 2030, India will have over two lakh publicly available slow chargers and nearly 1.6 lakh fast availability of public EV charging stations varies widely across states. Delhi has 8.8 charging stations per lakh people, Karnataka has 8.4, and Goa has 8.6. However, Maharashtra only has 2.9 charging stations per lakh people, Rajasthan 1.4, and Gujarat like Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal also have inadequate charging facilities relative to their population size. On average, there are only 1.8 public EV charging stations per lakh people across the IndiaIndia's EV shift is already delivering environmental dividends. As per PM E-DRIVE data, current EV usage in India saves approximately 15.5 lakh litres of fuel daily, while reducing daily carbon dioxide emissions by over 22.6 lakh Watch
Time of India
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
Where are India's electric tractors?
There is no state in India without tractors. In 2016, the ICCT estimated that emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter from non-road vehicles, including agriculture tractors, would exceed emissions from on-road vehicles in India by 2030. Transitioning to electric tractors (e-tractors) in agriculture is important, including for an inclusive electric vehicle (EV) transition (after the two- and three-wheeler segments, as vulnerable populations gain the most from EVs there), but there were no e-tractors registered in India in fiscal year 2024–25. Why aren't e-tractors being sold in India? And how can policy support and manufacturer efforts advance the state of the market? There's no doubt that e-tractors bring many benefits. They reduce emissions while saving diesel costs for farmers. Because they also produce less noise and vibrations, e-tractors can also reduce hearing loss and mitigate multiple health risks from long-term use of diesel tractors. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trading CFD dengan Teknologi dan Kecepatan Lebih Baik IC Markets Mendaftar Undo The PM E-DRIVE scheme's initial press release mentioned incentives for 'other emerging EVs,' but purchase incentives for e-tractors have yet to be notified by the Ministry of Heavy Industries. In the meantime, state EV policies are leading the way. Andhra Pradesh's EV policy offers a subsidy of 5% on the purchase of an e-tractor that costs ₹8 lakhs or less. Subsidies can indeed be useful, especially as the ICCT's analysis in 2022 showed the upfront cost of an e-tractor was double that of a similar diesel tractor. However, most e-tractors are priced above ₹8 lakhs, and no one has thus far taken advantage of the subsidy. Live Events Madhya Pradesh's EV policy takes a different approach and exempts e-tractors from the motor vehicle tax and registration fees. Haryana's EV policy has the most lucrative incentive in the country—it offers a 50% subsidy (up to ₹5 lakhs) on the cost of an e-tractor. However, even in Haryana, no e-tractor has claimed the subsidy since the policy was notified in May 2022. This raises a question of supply. There are e-tractor manufacturers in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Telangana, Haryana, and Maharashtra. As of May 2025, there are at least three manufacturers with the AIS 168 safety standard certification that was notified by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in January 2021. This certification is necessary to sell e-tractors in India and the three are AutoNxt Automation, which produces a 45 hp tractor, Shree Marut E-Agrotech, which makes a 28 hp tractor, and TI Clean Mobility, which manufactures a 27 hp tractor. There are others in pilot production phases, including 50 hp and 75 hp e-tractors from Moonrider AI, and 35–50 hp e-tractors from Bullwork mobility from Bengaluru. Still other manufacturers are offering e-tractors under 18 hp, like Cygnus Motors in Gujarat and Sukoon Solutions in Uttar Pradesh. At the same time, there have been limited efforts on e-tractors from mainstream diesel tractor market leaders. This matters because models being sold by mainstream tractor manufacturers would be expected to encourage a larger pool of farmers to explore the technology. For the startups, the ability to tap the existing demand will likely require pilots and a better understanding of how e-tractors fit in the agriculture ecosystem and the ways in which e-tractors improve farmers' work. To help, the ICCT is currently studying the real-world energy savings that e-tractors offer over diesel tractors for farmers in Haryana. We're piloting 28–60 hp e-tractors from multiple manufacturers across eight agriculture applications. Diesel tractors in Haryana are typically used for tilling, sowing, threshing of the crop and then cutting, lining, rolling and stacking crop residue. Our work shows that diesel consumption for any typical tractor varies across applications. While ploughing could consume about 6 L/hr, sowing seeds just consumes about 1 L/hr. It's similar for crop residue management; cutting of the residue, lining it, and stacking rolls of crop residue consumes about 2–3 L/hr, much less than the 9 L/hr consumed by rolling of the residue with a baling machine. The baling machine requires at least a 60 hp tractor to operate. The fuel economies also differ by crop, and transport applications of agriculture are the most diverse. Both harvest and crop residue are transported using tractors, and tractors are also used for transportation of inputs to the field like animal fodder, fertilizers, water tanks, and more. The fuel economy can vary from 4–8 L/km, depending on the load. Tractors are also used extensively in horticulture. In Haryana, wheat, paddy and crop residue management will need bigger e-tractors (45 hp or more), but smaller (28–45 hp) e-tractors can easily cater to the needs of crops like sugarcane, transport of agriculture inputs, and horticulture. A growing body of evidence of the ability of e-tractors to meet farming requirements and reduce costs could push e-tractor adoption. Meanwhile, e-tractor manufacturers can do more to leverage the conducive policies in states like Haryana and need not wait for the Centre to announce incentives. As more state governments consider including e-tractors in EV policies, robust evidence from pilots will help them draft effective policies. Increasing sales and more proof of real-world benefits of e-tractors may also spur the Government of India to include e-tractors in national EV incentive programs. The reality is that e-tractors are already here. In India, a more conducive policy context and more proactive steps from industry can help make them mainstream in the coming years.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
Where are India's electric tractors?
There is no state in India without tractors. In 2016, the ICCT estimated that emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter from non-road vehicles, including agriculture tractors, would exceed emissions from on-road vehicles in India by 2030. Transitioning to electric tractors ( e-tractors ) in agriculture is important, including for an inclusive electric vehicle (EV) transition (after the two- and three-wheeler segments, as vulnerable populations gain the most from EVs there), but there were no e-tractors registered in India in fiscal year 2024–25. Why aren't e-tractors being sold in India? And how can policy support and manufacturer efforts advance the state of the market? There's no doubt that e-tractors bring many benefits. They reduce emissions while saving diesel costs for farmers. Because they also produce less noise and vibrations, e-tractors can also reduce hearing loss and mitigate multiple health risks from long-term use of diesel tractors. The PM E-DRIVE scheme 's initial press release mentioned incentives for 'other emerging EVs,' but purchase incentives for e-tractors have yet to be notified by the Ministry of Heavy Industries. In the meantime, state EV policies are leading the way. Andhra Pradesh's EV policy offers a subsidy of 5% on the purchase of an e-tractor that costs ₹8 lakhs or less. Subsidies can indeed be useful, especially as the ICCT's analysis in 2022 showed the upfront cost of an e-tractor was double that of a similar diesel tractor. However, most e-tractors are priced above ₹8 lakhs, and no one has thus far taken advantage of the subsidy. Madhya Pradesh's EV policy takes a different approach and exempts e-tractors from the motor vehicle tax and registration fees. Haryana's EV policy has the most lucrative incentive in the country—it offers a 50% subsidy (up to ₹5 lakhs) on the cost of an e-tractor. However, even in Haryana, no e-tractor has claimed the subsidy since the policy was notified in May 2022. This raises a question of supply. There are e-tractor manufacturers in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Telangana, Haryana, and Maharashtra. As of May 2025, there are at least three manufacturers with the AIS 168 safety standard certification that was notified by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in January 2021. This certification is necessary to sell e-tractors in India and the three are AutoNxt Automation, which produces a 45 hp tractor, Shree Marut E-Agrotech, which makes a 28 hp tractor, and TI Clean Mobility, which manufactures a 27 hp tractor. There are others in pilot production phases, including 50 hp and 75 hp e-tractors from Moonrider AI, and 35–50 hp e-tractors from Bullwork mobility from Bengaluru. Still other manufacturers are offering e-tractors under 18 hp, like Cygnus Motors in Gujarat and Sukoon Solutions in Uttar Pradesh. At the same time, there have been limited efforts on e-tractors from mainstream diesel tractor market leaders. This matters because models being sold by mainstream tractor manufacturers would be expected to encourage a larger pool of farmers to explore the technology. For the startups, the ability to tap the existing demand will likely require pilots and a better understanding of how e-tractors fit in the agriculture ecosystem and the ways in which e-tractors improve farmers' work. To help, the ICCT is currently studying the real-world energy savings that e-tractors offer over diesel tractors for farmers in Haryana. We're piloting 28–60 hp e-tractors from multiple manufacturers across eight agriculture applications. Diesel tractors in Haryana are typically used for tilling, sowing, threshing of the crop and then cutting, lining, rolling and stacking crop residue. Our work shows that diesel consumption for any typical tractor varies across applications. While ploughing could consume about 6 L/hr, sowing seeds just consumes about 1 L/hr. It's similar for crop residue management; cutting of the residue, lining it, and stacking rolls of crop residue consumes about 2–3 L/hr, much less than the 9 L/hr consumed by rolling of the residue with a baling machine. The baling machine requires at least a 60 hp tractor to operate. The fuel economies also differ by crop, and transport applications of agriculture are the most diverse. Both harvest and crop residue are transported using tractors, and tractors are also used for transportation of inputs to the field like animal fodder, fertilizers, water tanks, and more. The fuel economy can vary from 4–8 L/km, depending on the load. Tractors are also used extensively in horticulture. In Haryana, wheat, paddy and crop residue management will need bigger e-tractors (45 hp or more), but smaller (28–45 hp) e-tractors can easily cater to the needs of crops like sugarcane, transport of agriculture inputs, and horticulture. A growing body of evidence of the ability of e-tractors to meet farming requirements and reduce costs could push e-tractor adoption. Meanwhile, e-tractor manufacturers can do more to leverage the conducive policies in states like Haryana and need not wait for the Centre to announce incentives. As more state governments consider including e-tractors in EV policies, robust evidence from pilots will help them draft effective policies. Increasing sales and more proof of real-world benefits of e-tractors may also spur the Government of India to include e-tractors in national EV incentive programs. The reality is that e-tractors are already here. In India, a more conducive policy context and more proactive steps from industry can help make them mainstream in the coming years.
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Business Standard
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- Business Standard
Govt may offer spare e-buses under PM E-DRIVE for religious tourism
This consideration follows the allocation of 10,900 e-buses to five cities: Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Surat Puja Das New Delhi Listen to This Article The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) is considering allocating the remaining 3,128 electric buses (e-buses) under the PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) scheme for interstate routes, pilgrimage and religious tourism, hilly areas, and coastal regions, a senior official said. Of the total 14,028, the government has already allocated 10,900 e-buses to five cities — Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Surat. Four cities Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, and Pune still remain without allocation. 'If demand from the nine cities is saturated, we will allocate e-buses for interstate routes, tourism, religious travel, hilly areas, and coastal regions. It
Deccan Herald
23-05-2025
- Automotive
- Deccan Herald
BMTC fleet to touch 10,000 as Centre okays 4,500 e-buses
The Ministry of Heavy Industries on Thursday announced the allocation of 10,900 electric buses to five cities under the PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) scheme.
