Srinagar, Feb. 18 -- Electric vehicle adoption in India has seen a sharp rise since 2020, with sales crossing 2 million units in 2024 and market penetration nearing 8%. Projections suggest electric vehicles could represent over 40% of automotive sales by 2030, driven by federal policies such as the FAME-II subsidy programme and tax incentives for domestic manufacturing. While states like Karnataka and Maharashtra have rapidly expanded charging networks, union territories of J&K and Ladakh lag far behind, with just 157 and one public charging stations, respectively. This disparity brings a critical challenge: uneven infrastructure development threatens to exclude geographically complex areas from India's broader transition to electric mobi...