Tamil Nadu’s public electric vehicle charging stations used 8.77 million units of electricity from April to October 2024.
But this consumption is relatively low compared to other States.
Delhi had the maximum electricity consumption by the vehicle charging stations at 206.23 MU, followed by Maharashtra (108.13 MU) and Gujarat (36.34 MU).
Tamil Nadu is an electric vehicle hub, with around 40% of the EV four-wheelers and close to 70% of the EV two-wheelers sold in the country are made in the State.
Tamil Nadu’s EV sales stood at 92,978 units in the calendar year 2024, with penetration at 5.05%.
In calendar year 2024, electric two-wheeler was the highest selling segment in Tamil Nadu with sales of 79,849 units accounting for 5.58% penetration rate.