Electric Vehicle Policy in Indian States

Maharashtra Electric Vehicle Policy, 2021

·       Budget outlay of INR 9.3 billion (US$124.97 million).

·       Achieve 10% share of EVs in all new vehicle registrations by 2025.

·       Attain 25% electrification of public transportation and last mile delivery vehicle in five targeted urban agglomerations of Greater Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur and Aurangabad by 2025.

·       Several purchase incentives across all segments of EVs, including e-buses.

·       Incentives for battery recycling.

·       Set up at least one Gigafactory for manufacturing of Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) batteries in the state.

·       Establish charging infrastructure across the state as well as connecting highways. Incentives for setting up charging stations.

Odisha Electric Vehicle Policy, 2021

·       Achieve adoption of 20% EVs in all vehicle registrations in the state by 2025. The focus segments are two-wheelers, three-wheelers, four-wheelers, and electric buses.

·       Waivers on road tax and registration fees during policy period.

·       Incentives for EV and component manufacturing, including batteries.

·       Additional incentives for setting up both public and private charging infrastructure.

·       Additional sops for Lithium Ion battery manufacturing.

Assam Electric Vehicle Policy, 2021

·       Achieve 25% penetration of EVs in the total number of vehicle registrations in Assam.

·       Support deployment of 200,000 EVs over the next five years. The segment wise breakup of this target is:

o   Two-wheeler EVs – 100,000 units;

o   Three-wheeler EVs – 75,000 units; and

o   Four-wheeler EVs – 25,000 units.

·       Offer incentives for EV and component manufacturing.

·       Focus on recycling policy for batteries.

Gujarat State Electric Vehicle Policy, 2021

·       Budget outlay of INR 8.7 billion (US$116.90 million)

·       Support deployment of 2,00,000 EVs over next four years. The segment wise breakup of this target is:

o   Two-wheelers EVs– 1,10,000 units

o   Three-wheelers EVs – 70,000 units

o   Four-wheelers EVs– 20,000 units

·       The incentives on EVs will be based on battery capacity, available up to INR 10,000(US$134.40)/kwh.

·       All EVs will be exempt from payment of registration fees.

·       Policy incentives for boosting the charging infrastructure in the state.

Rajasthan Electric Vehicle Policy, 2021

·       All EVs purchased before March 2022 will be eligible for State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) refund.

·       Additional purchase incentive for electric two wheelers and three wheelers.

West Bengal Electric Vehicle Policy, 2021

·       Goal of one million EVs in the state across all segments during the policy implementation period.

·       Goal of establishing 100,000 public/semi-public charging stations in the next five years.

·       Achieve EV/Public charge point ratio of eight.

·       Recycling and reusing old batteries and discarding unusable batteries in an environment friendly manner.

·       Establishment of “EV Accelerator Cell”

·       Facilitate public charging infrastructure for EVs through DISCOMs.

Meghalaya Electric Vehicle Policy, 2021

·       Seeks adoption of at least 15% EVs in the state in next five years by offering incentives.

·       Facilitate adoption of 20,000 EVs during the policy implementation period.

·       All types of EVs purchased during policy period shall be exempt from payment of registration fees and road tax.

·       Purchase subsidy of INR 10,000 (US$134.40)/kwh for the first 3,500 electric two-wheelers priced below INR 150,000 (US$2016.06)

·       Purchase subsidy of INR 4,000 (US$53.76)/kwh for first 200 electric three-wheelers priced below INR 500,000 (US$6720.20)

·       Purchase subsidy of INR4,000 (US$53.76)/kwh to the first 30 hybrid four-wheelers priced below INR 1.5 million (US$20,160).

·       Boost charging infrastructure by encouraging private investment.

·       Encourage reuse and recycling of batteries.

Electric Mobility Policy (2018-23)

·       Goal of 100,000 slow and fast EV charging stations by 2024.

·       Government plans to stop registration of petrol and diesel cars by 2024 in the upcoming capital city of Amaravati.

·       All government vehicles, including corporations, boards, and government ambulances to be electric by 2024.

Delhi Electric Vehicles Policy, 2020

·       Aims for 25% of new vehicle registrations to be electric by 2024.

·       A purchase incentive of INR 5,000 (US$68) per kWh of battery capacity provided for two-wheelers and subject to a maximum incentive of INR 30,000 (US$409) per vehicle.

·       Incentive for scrapping and de-registering old highly polluting two-wheelers.

·       A purchase incentive of INR 10,000 (US$136) per kWh of battery capacity provided for electric four-wheelers (cars) (subject to a maximum incentive of INR 150,000 (US$2,039) per vehicle) for the first 1,000 e-cars registered in New Delhi after issuance of the policy.

·       Purchase incentive of INR 30,000 (US$409) per vehicle to owners of e-autos, e-rickshaws, and e-carts.

Electric Vehicles and Energy Storage Policy, 2017

·       Local public transport bus fleets to introduce 1,000 EV buses.

·       Aim to set up 112 EV charging stations in Bengaluru.

·       Focus on venture capital fund for e-mobility start-ups and creation of secondary market for batteries.

·       Incentives such as interest free loans on net SGST for EV manufacturing enterprises.

Electric Vehicle Policy, 2019

·       Viability gap funding for e-buses and government fleet.

·       Incentives such as tax breaks, road tax exemptions, toll charge exemption, free permits for fleet drivers and free parking.

·       Priority to EV component manufacturing.

Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Solution Policy, 2020

·       EV sales target to achieve 80% two- and three-wheelers (motorcycles, scooters, auto-rickshaws), 70% commercial cars (ride-hailing companies, such as Ola and Uber), 40% buses, 30% private cars, 15% electrification of all vehicles by 2025.

·       Job creation for 20,000 workers by 2025 through EVs in shared mobility, EV manufacturing, and charging infrastructure development.

Electric Vehicles Manufacturing and Mobility Policy, 2019

·       Goal of 1,000 electric buses deployed in the state by 2030.

·       Target of achieving 70% electrification of public transportation by 2030 on identified green routes in 10 identified EV cities (Noida, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Mathura, Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Gorakhpur, and Varanasi).

·       Set up around 0.2 million slow and fast charging and swapping stations by 2024.

·       Establishes single-window system in place for all approvals required for EV and battery manufacturing units.

Madhya Pradesh Electric Vehicle Policy, 2019

·       Some cities will stop registering new internal combustion engine (ICE) autos.

·       Enable faster adoption by ensuring safe, affordable, and accessible charging infrastructure.

·       Shared e-rickshaws and electric auto-rickshaws incentives: free cost of permits, exemption/reimbursement from road tax/vehicle registration fees for five years, and 100% wavier on parking chargers at any municipal corporation run parking facility for 5 years.

Electric Vehicle Policy, 2019

·       Convert all auto rickshaws in six major cities to EVs within a span of 10 years.

·       Establish venture capital and business incubation service hubs to encourage electric vehicle start-ups.

·       EV-related and charging infrastructure manufacturing units will receive 100% exemption on electricity tax till 2025.

EV Manufacturing, EV Usage Promotion and Related Services Infrastructure Policy, 2018

·       100% electricity duty exemption and stage carriage permit exemption for five years from date of commercial production.

·       Exempts the first 100,000 EV buyers from motor vehicles tax for five years.

Draft Bihar Electric Vehicle Policy, 2019

·       Promotion to manufacturing of e-rickshaws.

·       Set up fast-charging stations at intervals of 50 km on state and national highways and charging stations at commercial and residential locations.

Draft Electric Vehicle Policy, 2019

·       Draft promotes creation of dedicated charging infrastructure and includes a provision for charging points in commercial buildings.