A comprehensive electric mobility plan (CEMP) projects the Kolkata metropolitan area, which includes Kolkata, Howrah, Bidhannagar and New Kolkata, will have around 3,55,000 electric vehicles (EVs) by the end of 2030, according to a report.
The projected EVs will comprise 312,065 two-wheelers, 6,258 three-wheelers, 23,108 private four-wheelers and 23,108 commercial four-wheelers, according to the report drawn up by Niti Ayog and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
The central government aims for 30 per cent of new vehicle sales to be electric by 2030.
