2025 will be the year of EVs for India, say automakers at Bharat Mobility Expo
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Automakers have thrown the gauntlet: 2025 will be the year of electric vehicles (EVs). The new-energy vehicles held the centre stage across manufacturers exhibiting models at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025.
Take market leader Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, for instance. The company showcased its first electric car for India, the eVitara, on Friday. It claims that it will become the largest producer of EVs in India within a year of starting production this spring.
The company is setting up a dedicated production line at its Gujarat plant to make EVs, said Hisashi Takeuchi, managing director of Maruti Suzuki India. However, the bulk of the units produced will find their way to Europe. The company has remained mum on its sales projections for the Indian market.
Also read | At Maruti Suzuki, small cars are back in the driver’s seat “EV sales will go up. But how quickly is the question," Takeuchi said while answering media questions here on Friday. “The EV market will of course grow, but not 4x-5x in one year." Tata Motors Ltd.
and Hyundai Motor India Ltd have projected the Indian car market reaching 15-20% EV penetration by 2030. Tata Motors expects three out of 10 cars it sells by 2030 to be electric. “I believe the growth (in EV sales) should now be tremendous," said Shailesh Chandra, managing director, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Limited.
Tata Motors on Friday showcased the Sierra EV, now much closer to its production avatar than the concept shown five years ago at the same event. It also showed the electric variant of its popular sport utility vehicle (SUV) Harrier and a concept Avinya. While the company is confident of long-term EV sales prospects in India, it will be
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