EV trains in India are expanding with Zoro-Shoro. The government and the company are trying their best to increase EV. But the way to adopt electric vehicles in India will go through the railway itself. At least the figures are telling this. We know that the railway has emerged as a medium of fast and magnificent journey. Actually, a study has been done in China recently. Some figures have been revealed from this study. These figures show that the way to adopt electric vehicles will go through the railway. In such a situation, let us know it in detail.
A recent study on 328 cities of China has revealed that high speed rail (HSR) has a deep connection with EVs. From 2010 to 2023 in China, a relationship came to light between the expansion of high-speed rail network and increasing number of electric vehicles. The Chinese high speed rail network, which started from the only line in 2008, has spread to 96 percent cities today. Along with this, companies like Tesla stepped into China in 2014 and till 2023, more than 22 million electric vehicles were on the roads.
The study revealed that cities which got a new high-speed rail network. There has been a significant increase in sales of EVS. EVS stake in such cities increased an average of 1.22 per cent and sales increased by 91.39 per cent. EVS sales in India are still very low. Only 3 percent of electric vehicles have been sold. The main reason for this is the lack of public charging station. Their number is only 25,000.
India has given priority to its roads. At the same time, there has been a shortage of investment in railways. In such a situation, the pace of Indian Railways is very low. In the year 2023, express trains ran at a speed of 51 km per hour on an average. At the same time, China's high-speed rail runs at a speed of 350 km per hour. The first bullet train in India will connect Mumbai and Ahmedabad. It is likely to start in the year 2026. Like China, only subsidy or tax exemption will not work to get 45 percent EVS share like China. For this, fast railway network is needed.
