India, March 18 -- Electric vehicles are finding an increasing level of footprint in India over the last few years. In the last few years, electric two-wheelers have taken the baton of spearheading the EV adoption pace in the country from electric three-wheelers. Also, this shift has democratised the adoption of electric vehicle ownership in the country.

An estimate shows that an electric scooter can offer the rider a saving of about Rs.16,200 every year compared to an equivalent internal combustion engine (ICE) powered scooter if the daily commuting distance is 30 kilometres, per unit electricity charge is Rs.10 and a litre of petrol costs Rs.100. With the FAME 2 subsidy benefits are about to conclude at the end of this month, the newly...