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Maharashtra: Registration of electric vehicles jumps by 130 pc in 2022-23

Meanwhile, in 2022-23, till January 1, Maharashtra saw a total of 3,15,90,000 new registrations of two-wheeler vehicles, which is a 5.5 per cent increase in registrations reported in 2021-22, 2,99,46,070.

Electric Vehicle, Electric Vehicle policy, Mumbai news, Maharashtra, Indian Express, current affairsMumbai saw 14,42,380 new four-wheeler vehicle registrations in 2022-23, a 6.1 per cent increase from registrations in 2021-22, which were at 13,58,840, according to data from the economic survey.
Written by: Eeshanpriya MS
2 min readMumbaiMar 9, 2023 01:33 PM IST First published on: Mar 9, 2023 at 02:20 AM IST

Maharashtra recorded 1,00,750 battery electric vehicle (EV) registrations in 2022-23, a 130 per cent increase from registrations in 2021-22, according to the state economic survey, released on Wednesday. In 2021-22, 43,722 new EVs were registered in the state, and in 2020-21, 7,544 new EVs were registered.

In 2021, the Maharashtra government had announced the Maharashtra Electric Vehicle Policy (2021), for promoting faster adoption of electric vehicles in the state by 2025. The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (Mahadiscom) is the state’s nodal agency for for developing vehicle charging infrastructure. There are 26 electric vehicle charging stations in the state, of which 11 are in Navi Mumbai, seven in Thane, five in Pune, one each in Nagpur, Kolhapur, and Solapur. Mahadiscom is also installing 36 more charging stations across the state.

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