Archive · 30 Jul 2026
India’s PM E-DRIVE Accelerates EVs, Infrastructure Lagging
India’s government launched a big plan called PM E‑DRIVE to help people buy electric cars, bikes, and rickshaws.
Since 2024, more than 2.3 million two‑wheelers and three‑wheelers have been sold with money from the government.
The plan also wants many electric buses and charging stations, but only a few buses have been bought and the charging stations are still being approved.
The government is also trying to build places in India that make the batteries for these vehicles.
The plan is working well for bikes, but it is slower for buses and charging points.
PM E‑DRIVE has helped sell 23.23 lakh electric two‑ and three‑wheelers, raising EV penetration from 0.7% to 8.2% between FY20 and FY26.
Incentives of ₹2,281.94 crore were paid, with ₹1,505.3 crore for two‑wheelers and ₹769.02 crore for three‑wheelers.
Only 1,515 of the 14,000 electric buses approved for major cities have been signed for, just 11% of the allocated fleet.
Charging infrastructure funding of ₹689 crore approved for 6,562 chargers, but none have been installed or paid for yet.
Battery manufacturing capacity under the ACC scheme is slow, with only 1 GWh installed out of a 50 GWh target.
- Who
- Ministry of Heavy Industries and the PM E-DRIVE scheme
- What
- Progress update on electric vehicle adoption and supporting infrastructure
- When
- April 1, 2024 – July 22, 2026 (report published July 30, 2026)
- Where
- India, including Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Surat, Jammu & Kashmir
- Why
- To accelerate electric mobility and meet national EV targets
- EV penetration FY20
- 0.7%
- EV penetration FY26
- 8.2%
- Incentives disbursed
- ₹2,281.94 crore
- Electric two‑wheelers sold
- 20.57 lakh
- Electric three‑wheelers sold
- 2.61 lakh
- Charging infrastructure approved
- ₹689 crore for 6,562 chargers