A total of 15.4 million electric vehicles (EVs) will be shipped globally in 2023, with cars accounting for 97.1 per cent of the market, according to a forecast by research firm Gartner.
This data was released ahead of World EV Day, which falls on September 9.
The forecast for 2023 indicates that electric buses and vans will record 200,000 shipments each. Total shipments are expected to reach 18.5 million in 2024 (Chart 1).
EV sales in India are on the rise, according to data from JMK Research. Sales increased by 173.6 per cent to 1.25 million in 2022–23 (FY23),