With the increasing fuel prices and choices to opt for eco-friendly means of transportation, more and more motorists are now switching to electric vehicles in Kalyan and the nearby cities.
As per the records of the Kalyan Regional Transport Authority, in the last one year, there has been 70% rise in registration of e-vehicles in its jurisdiction that covers cities like Kalyan, Dombivli, Thakurli, Ulhasnagar, Ambernath, Badlapur and Murbad.
The Kalyan RTO has registered 602 electric vehicles in 2021 compared to 179 e-vehicles registered in 2019. A total of 890 electric vehicles are registered with the Kalyan RTO so far in the last three years, in which motorcycles and scooters are the highest followed by cars.