According to foreign media reports, the Delhi government of India is planning to introduce various measures to encourage people to use electric vehicles. To achieve this goal, the Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal proposed a 100% exemption from electric vehicle road tax, providing old Car replacement incentives and charging stations and other services. The Delhi government is preparing a comprehensive electric vehicle policy and will announce it soon.
Given that the price of electric vehicles ranges from Rs. 800,000 to Rs. 1.2 million, if a consumer buys an electric car of Rs. 1 million, they can save a road tax of Rs. 70,000. The current Delhi government has a Rs 60,000 and above. The car is subject to a 7% road tax.
On August 27th, local time, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot hosted a meeting to discuss the measures needed to provide strong infrastructure support in the city to promote electric mobility. Gahlot said, 'We plan to build a charge throughout the city. Station, just like the original gasoline station and compressed natural gas (CNG) station. '
In March of this year, the Delhi government announced the development of an electric vehicle policy in this year's annual budget. According to sources, since electric vehicles are currently more expensive than diesel and gasoline vehicles, the government also plans to provide subsidies for those who buy electric vehicles. A government official said, 'We have seen many people choose to buy more environmentally friendly CNG cars, but electric cars are more environmentally friendly than CNG cars, which is why we plan to implement incentives for electric car buyers. In the budget, the government also announced that the road tax for CNG vehicles will be reduced by 50%. According to sources, the cabinet has drafted a memorandum and will soon submit it to the cabinet. The incentive and tax allowance for electric vehicles will be higher than that for CNG vehicles.