India sets a goal of 15% electric vehicles by 2023 to cut fossil fuel use

Sales of EVs in India estimated at 2,000 last year: BNEF

India aims to have at least 15 per cent of the vehicles on its roads to be electric in five years, an official said, signalling the government's wish to join a long list of countries around the world that are already seeking to cut fossil fuels aggressively.

“If at least 15 per cent comes in the next five years, it will be useful for the country,” Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said Thursday at a conference organized by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers in New Delhi. “This is a time for the country to think seriously about pollution.”

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