(Anjali Shreya, Intern Journalist): According to the report of The Society of Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (SMEV), 3,400 electric cars were sold across the country in the year 2019-20. During the same period, sales of 1.52 lakh two-wheeler electric vehicles were registered.
This number was 20 percent higher than the year before. But even after this, the number did not increase as much as was expected. Experts say that the lack of confidence in the capacity of batteries in electric vehicles is proving to be the biggest obstacle in increasing their market.
The unavailability of adequate public charging stations and being costlier than petrol vehicles is also affecting the growth of electric vehicles. In a Terry survey, 37 percent said they were thinking of buying an electric vehicle soon, while 28 percent said they would definitely buy an electric vehicle in the future. This is seen as a happy sign for the sluggish auto market.
In the context of electric vehicles, customers showed interest in buying vehicles from established companies in the market. In the survey, 47.61 percent of people said they would like to buy vehicles from established companies, while 52.39 percent said they would prefer to buy products from new or relatively less well-known companies. That is, equal opportunities are available in the market for new companies in the case of electric vehicles as compared to petrol and diesel cars.
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