Delhi shows the way for electric vehicles with new EV policy

Finally, the capital city of India, New Delhi, has shown the way for the rest of the country when it comes to promoting electric vehicles. Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi, has launched an Electric Vehicle Policy which he feels is the best in the country.

With this new Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy, he hopes that by the year 2024, 25% of all new vehicle registrations in Delhi will be for EVs. And for that to materialise, the new EV policy has come out with substantial incentives for promoting the purchase of electric vehicles. As per the policy, the Delhi government will waive registration fee, road tax, and provide an incentive of up to Rs 1.5 lakh for new cars. An incentive of up to Rs 30,000 will be provided for e-two wheelers, autos, e-rickshaws and freight vehicles.

The Delhi Chief Minister said his government will also set up 200 charging stations in a year to ensure that people driving these vehicles can get a charging station within a radius of three kilometers. There is already the Centre’s scheme on electric vehicles called ‘Fame India Phase-2’, under which the Union government also provides some incentives. And the Delhi government scheme will be an addition to the Centre’s scheme and people can also avail benefits under both the schemes, Kejriwal stated. .

While stating that there has been a 25% reduction in pollution level in Delhi in the last five years, Kejriwal said that he was not satisfied with it and this policy aims to further reduce pollution in the national capital. He said youth in his State will be trained so that they get jobs as the electric vehicle sector will need them at a large scale after implementation of this policy.

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