Jammu, October 3:
With the increase in the number of electric vehicles in Jammu city. The use of charging points installed at petrol pumps is also increasing.
About 8 to 10 electric vehicles are arriving daily at a charging station in the city. This indicates that EVs will be available with petrol and diesel vehicles.
According to Sanjay Agarwal, chairperson of the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) Jammu and Kashmir, the electric vehicle market in J&K is gradually witnessing significant changes.
In the last few years, consumers have been able to buy EVs. There has been an increase in interest and customers are looking at them as a viable alternative to conventional petrol-diesel vehicles. He said that this trend is especially visible in the two-wheeler and passenger vehicle segment. Customers are considering electric options keeping in mind the running cost, maintenance, technology and experience associated with owning the vehicle. Businesses and commercial users are also considering the potential of EVs.
Agarwal said that the J&K EV Policy-2026 is expected to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles. The policy provides for provisions such as interest subsidy on eligible EV loans, incentives for early buyers and scrappage-based incentives on replacement of eligible old vehicles, as well as charging infrastructure, EV and EV subsidy. There is also an emphasis on financing and promoting after-sales facilities.
According to FADA data available, the share of EVs in passenger vehicles stood at 1.45 per cent in August 2026, compared to 0.80 per cent in August 2025. The share of EVs in two-wheelers increased from 2.37 per cent to 3.06 per cent, commercial vehicles from 0.13 per cent to 1.43 per cent and three-wheelers from 73.03 per cent to 79.58 per cent.