Govt. makes public transport permit mandatory for EVs to benefit from FAME-II sops
Electric three-wheeler and four-wheeler EVs will, from April 1, 2019, onwards, have to produce a…
Electric Mobility
India: Stiff EV localisation targets from April 1, powertrain import duties from 2020
From April 1 stiff new localisation targets will go into effect for EVs manufactured in…
FAME-II ups budget to Rs10,000 crore ($1.4 billion) , proposes 2,700 new charging stations
The second iteration of India’s Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles scheme – FAME…
Study: Electric cars already cheaper to run than petrol, diesel variants across 5 EU countries
A new four-year study by the International Council for Clean Transportation (ICCT) reports that the…
India: Centre slashes EV subsidies budget, slaps 5% import duties on li-ion cells
India’s government has slashed the national budget for subsidies on EVs in its 2019 interim…
Delhi’s first e-taxi service launched with 70 cabs
New Delhi has received its first e-taxi service with Gensol Mobility’s Blu-Smart initiative – which…
New building norms reserve 20% parking space for EV chargers
In a huge push for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, the Centre has released its latest…
India to explore “feebate”, import duty cuts to nudge EV sales, but not battery swapping
India’s top planning body NITI Aayog is exploring the feebate model – taxing polluting vehicles…
Delhi releases ambitious draft EV policy: Every 4th vehicle sold in 2023 is electric
The Delhi government released an ambitious draft electric vehicle policy proposing that every fourth vehicle…
Centre to allow individuals to set up EV charging stations
Centre to allow individuals to set up EV charging stations The Centre will soon allow…