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Three-wheelers take charge in auto industry's electrification race

Account for half the registrations in the category this year

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Assisted by bulk buying by some state public transportation companies, buses are also seeing a reasonable speed of conversion to electric

Surajeet Das Gupta New Delhi
The popular perception that two-wheelers are leading the auto industry’s shift to electrification is a myth. It is electric three-wheelers, led by the proliferation of the popular e-rickshaws used for short distances, that account for half the total registrations in this category (ICE and electric).

The number is based on the latest data from VAHAN for the calendar year 2022 and shows a sharp uptick. In 2021, electric three-wheelers accounted for only 41 per cent of registrations. In 2020, they accounted for 24 per cent and in 2019 it was a mere 18.4 per cent of the total three wheeler

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