To ensure rapid transition towards electric mobility, the Niti Aayog has proposed that two-wheelers below the capacity of 150 cc sold in the country after March 31, 2025, should be electric ones only, Parliament was informed Thursday.
In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Road Transport andHighways Minister Nitin Gadkari also said the Aayog has also proposed thatthree-wheelers sold in the country should be electric ones only after March 31,2023.Gadkari said the government has started workingon meeting the demands of electricity for the new set of electric vehicles(EVs). “Niti Aayog in its meeting held on May 14, 2019 regarding NationalMission for Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage has proposed that afterMarch 31, 2023, only electric three-wheelers (with lithium-ion and otheradvanced battery chemistry only) shall be sold under the category oftwo-wheelers and after March 31, 2025, all new sales under the category oftwo-wheelers,” Gadkari said.