New Delhi:(PIB) The number of electric two-vehicles and four-wheelers registered in the country till 04.12.2024, as per Vahan portal of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways are as under:
| State | Number of EVs | Number of ICE Vehicles | Total vehicles | EV Adoption rate |
| Total Registered electric two-wheelers | 28,55,015 | 27,96,24,745 | 28,24,79,760 | 1.01% |
| Total Registered electric four-wheelers | 2,57,169 | 8,12,79,805 | 8,15,36,974 | 0.32 % |
As per Vahan portal of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, number of electric vehicles (EV) registered in the State of Odisha and EV adoption rate till 04.12.2024 are as under: –
| State | Number of EVs | Number of ICE Vehicles | Total vehicles | EV Adoption rate |
| Odisha | 1,45,479 | 1,16,17,311 | 1,17,62,790 | 1.24% |
Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), Pune was established in 1966 by the automotive industry with the Government of India for automotive R&D in the country. Further, the following Test and R & D centers are operating under the Ministry of Heavy Industries in the country: –
- International Centre for Automotive Testing (ICAT), Manesar.
- Global Automotive Research Centre (GARC), Chennai.
iii National Automotive Test Tracks (NATRAX), Indore.
At present there is no proposal under consideration in the Ministry of Heavy Industries for setting up an Auto R&D clusters in the State of Odisha.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Steel, Shri Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
