Delhi has become ‘EV capital of India’, says Deputy CM Manish Sisodia

Delhi has emerged as the ‘EV Capital of India’ within 18 months of the launch of Delhi Electric Vehicles Policy-2020, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Saturday.

The share of EVs in the sale of new vehicles has increased from 1.2 per cent in 2019-20 to 10 per cent in February 2022, he said.

Delhi has become the first state in India to cross the 10 per cent mark in the sale of electric vehicles, which is more than the share of such vehicles in many developed countries like the UK, France and Singapore, said Sisodia who also holds the finance portfolio.

“With the increasing share of EVs, 20,000 new jobs will be created in the next five years in electric vehicles sales,