E-drive in India's two-wheeler market likely to hit capacity hurdle

The study said the rural market would not be affected by electric vehicles

India, the world’s biggest two-wheeler market with annual domestic sales of over 18 million units, may face capacity constraint in shifting to electric as leading players in the segment are yet to firm up plans for introducing electric vehicles. It is also expected that the rural market, which consumes 50 per cent of the two-wheelers, will not be ready for electric. 

A study by Roland Berger along with component makers body ACMA said on Friday that only 35 per cent (11.61 million units) of the Indian two-wheeler market could be electric by 2025. This means, the study expects 22 million two-wheelers