Public electric vehicle charging stations in Tamil Nadu consumed 1.727 million units (MU) of electricity in the first two months of financial year 2024-25.
The overall electricity consumption by public charging stations across India was 113.58 MU in the first two months of FY2024-25.
In Tamil Nadu, 163 public charging stations consumed 1.032MU of electricity in April 2024, while 154 consumed 0.695 MU in May 2024.
The major regions in Tamil Nadu with public charging stations included Coimbatore, Villupuram, Tirunelveli, Chennai North and Vellore.
In 2023-24, the public charging stations in Tamil Nadu consumed 13.383 MU of electricity.
In April 2023 and May 2023, the consumption was 1.438 MU and 1.422 MU respectively.
Around 40% of the EV four-wheelers and close to 70% of the EV two-wheelers sold in the country are made in Tamil Nadu.
Delhi (54.43 MU), Maharashtra (28.64 MU), Gujarat (8.78MU) were the top states in terms of electricity consumption by public charging stations.