# India Hits Record EV Sales as Nepal Sees Sharp Import Rise 2026-08-06T13:57:15+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets India registered 3.27 lakh electric vehicles in July 2026, a 66% year-on-year rise, making EVs nearly one in eight new sales, data from the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) shows. Meanwhile, Nepal imported over 13,500 EVs in the past year, more than twice the number of petrol vehicles, though they remain a small share of its 6.2 million vehicle fleet, skynightly reports. In India, electric two-wheelers crossed the 2-lakh mark for the first time, and three-wheeler EV share reached 65%. Nepal has approved rules to convert petrol vehicles to electric and plans to replace protest-damaged vehicles with EVs, but dealers face supply delays. ## Coverage - skynightly.com - capitalfm.africa Tags: electric vehicles, EV imports, fuel prices, hydropower, Nepal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/nepals-electric-vehicle-imports-double-petrol-vehicle-imports/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/nepals-electric-vehicle-imports-double-petrol-vehicle-imports/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.