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Delhi EV Policy: A Review
Ramit Raunak Electric Mobility Enthusiast
The goal of the policy is to establish Delhi as the EV capital of India and accelerate the pace of EV adoption across all vehicular segments with a focus on 2wheelers, public/shared transport vehicles and goods carriers. The policy aims to achieve 25% of all new vehicle registrations to be BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) by 2024.
vehicular segment. The incentives are based on various eligibility criteria mentioned in the policy document. Apart from the fiscal benefits, the policyalso states exemption of road tax and registration cost of all EVs for the next three years. Charging Infrastructure
Electric Vehicles To achieve this ambitious target, the government has focused on providing demand incentive to all categories of vehicles. The following table list the purchase and scrapping incentives that have been allocated for the different
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s India is focusing on promoting the EV ecosystem to improve urban air quality and reduce the crude oil imports, on 7th August 2020, Government of Delhi notified the Electric Vehicle policy. The policy was previously approved by the Council of Ministers, GNCTD on 23rd December 2019 and now is notified for next three years. WWW.URBANTRANSPORTNEWS.COM
In addition to the vehicular incentives, the policy also promotes setting up of charging infrastructure for both home charging and public charging stations. The policy states that building bye-laws shall be changed for all new home and workplace parking with 20 percent of all
Mode
Two Wheelers
Electric Autos
Electric Rickshaws and E-carts
Good Carriers (L5N and N1)
Four Wheelers
Electric Buses
Purchase incentive
5,000 for per KWH of battery. Maximum incentive is 30,000/ vehicle
30,000 per vehicle
30,000 per vehicle (available for Lead Acid batteries as well)
30,000 for first 10,000 vehicles .
10,000 for per KWH of battery. Maximum incentive is 1,50,000/ vehicle for first 1000 cars
Subsidy as per GNCTD with a commitment that E-buses must constitute 50% of the fleet
Scrapping incentives
Upto 5,000
Upto 7,500
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Upto 7,500
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