Electric vehicle sales up 37.5% to 22k in FY16
The electric vehicle sales in India for 2015-16 has risen to 22,000 from 16,000 in the previous fiscal, registering a 37.5% year-on-year growth, according to the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles. However, it added the government's plan of ensuring 50-60 lakh electric or hybrid vehicles by 2020 would be tough to achieve unless ground level infrastructural deficiencies are removed.