EVs could be 30% of order book by 2025, says BMW India president

'Diesel, petrol and electric cars will coexist in premium segment'

Luxury carmaker BMW expects that the share of electric vehicles (EVs) in its total sales will go beyond 30% by 2025 from the current 10%, its India President Vikram Pawah told Business Standard in an interview.

“I can clearly see that the electric car segment would have more than a 30 percent share (in the order book) by 2025 because of the product range that we have. It may be even higher than 30 percent,” Pawah said. 

He said that out of the current order book of 5,500 cars, 600 are EVs.

“This clearly shows that the demand for electric