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Electric vehicle retail sales in India reached another monthly record at 3,27,901 units in July, growing at 66 per cent over the same month last year, with nearly one in eight vehicles retailed now being electric, Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations said on Friday. The previous record for electric vehicle retail sales in India was in June this year at 3,06,220 units, growing at 63 per cent over the same month last year, taking overall EV penetration to over 12 per cent for the first time. The growth in EV sales in July was led by the two-wheeler segment at 2,04,362 units as against 1,08,516 units in the same month last year, up 88.32 per cent, Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) said in a statement. Electric passenger vehicle (PV) retail sales were up 83.13 per cent at 32,928 units last month as against 17,981 units in July 2025, it added. The three-wheeler electric segment saw total retail sales of 87,055 units as against 69,477 units in the same month l
Ola Electric on Thursday announced it is opening its sales and service network to dealer partners across India. This marks a structural shift in the company's go-to-market approach, five years after it launched its first electric scooters, Ola Electric said in a statement. Ola Electric built its early growth through company owned stores, using them to build EV awareness, establish the brand, and create India's largest EV two-wheeler customer base of over 10 lakh riders. As the EV industry has matured and consumer acceptance has grown, the company is now evolving this model, it added. Over the coming months, the company stores will transition to focus on brand and product experience, while dealer partners will become the backbone of local sales, service and scale across the country, the company said. The move follows a month of on ground engagement with dealers nationwide. Ola Electric said the response has been strong, with dealers expressing confidence that the company's product
The electric vehicle (EV) sector is expected to create 30-40 million jobs by 2030, with hiring projected to grow 15-20 per cent annually, driven by rising demand for specialised talent in engineering, energy systems and battery technologies, a report said on Wednesday. As EV adoption accelerates across passenger vehicles, commercial fleets, two-wheelers and public mobility, India's EV industry is entering its most employment-intensive phase, evolving from a vehicle manufacturing opportunity into a fully integrated industrial ecosystem, according to the report by talent company Adecco India. The EV sector is projected to generate 30-40 million jobs, with 10-15 per cent direct and 85-90 per cent indirect jobs by 2030, the report stated. The report is based on insights from over 100 companies in Adecco India's base. According to the report, hiring is expected to grow by 15-20 per cent Y-o-Y, with the next decade defined less by assembly-line jobs and more by specialised engineering, .
Electric vehicle registrations in Delhi hit a 2026-high of 10,719 units in July, possibly driven by the Delhi government's new EV Policy 2.0 notified during the month. According to the government's Vahan portal data, 10,719 vehicles in the 'Pure EV' category were registered in July, which was 1,423 more than the previous month of June, when 9,296 pure EV vehicles were registered in the city. In July last year, 6,414 pure EVs were registered in 2025. To provide clean transport, the Delhi government notified 'Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2026' on July 1 this year, providing several incentives, tax exemptions and provisions for expanding charging and battery-swapping infrastructure to develop a robust electric vehicle ecosystem in the city. As per the Vahan data, the number of pure EV registrations is the highest in the past seven months this year. Starting from January, EV registrations have picked up gradually, with 6,077 vehicles in January, 4,983 units registered in February and .