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EV sales in 2023 surpassed 1.5 million, a whopping 50% increase over the previous year. With coal accounting for 75% of the electricity produced in the country, increased use of electric vehicles may not actually contribute much to a cleaner environment. Add to that the fact that electricity is heavily subsidized or even provided free to many in India's rural hinterland and you begin to create a problem.