<p>Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that the Centre is planning to shift public transport and logistics to 100% electric vehicles.</p>.<p>However, the Minister did not give a timeline for the proposed plan. </p>.<p>While addressing an online event on electric mobility, the Minister said that the government intends to have electric vehicle sales penetration of 30% for private cars, 70% for commercial vehicles, 40% for buses and 80% for two and three-wheelers by 2030.</p>.<p>The Centre is aggressively pushing for electric vehicles as it introduced the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India Phase II (FAME-II) scheme under which the government gives subsidies to states to purchase electric buses and other modes of public transport vehicles.</p>.<p>Power Minister R K Singh has recently urged all Union ministers and chief ministers to switch over to electric vehicles for all official purposes.</p>.<p>Gadkari also recently announced his ministry's plan to have charging stations along national highways including at fuel pump stations. </p>.<p>The government recently said that 70% of components to manufacture electric vehicles are imported from countries including China and Taiwan. The EV market in India makes up only 1% of the total sales of the auto industry.</p>.<p>Several departments including the road transport ministry, the department for the promotion of industry and internal trade and NITI Aayog have supported US electric vehicle maker Tesla's proposal for a reduction in import duty to enter India.</p>
<p>Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that the Centre is planning to shift public transport and logistics to 100% electric vehicles.</p>.<p>However, the Minister did not give a timeline for the proposed plan. </p>.<p>While addressing an online event on electric mobility, the Minister said that the government intends to have electric vehicle sales penetration of 30% for private cars, 70% for commercial vehicles, 40% for buses and 80% for two and three-wheelers by 2030.</p>.<p>The Centre is aggressively pushing for electric vehicles as it introduced the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India Phase II (FAME-II) scheme under which the government gives subsidies to states to purchase electric buses and other modes of public transport vehicles.</p>.<p>Power Minister R K Singh has recently urged all Union ministers and chief ministers to switch over to electric vehicles for all official purposes.</p>.<p>Gadkari also recently announced his ministry's plan to have charging stations along national highways including at fuel pump stations. </p>.<p>The government recently said that 70% of components to manufacture electric vehicles are imported from countries including China and Taiwan. The EV market in India makes up only 1% of the total sales of the auto industry.</p>.<p>Several departments including the road transport ministry, the department for the promotion of industry and internal trade and NITI Aayog have supported US electric vehicle maker Tesla's proposal for a reduction in import duty to enter India.</p>
