Anyone buying battery-operated or electric vehicles in the city will not have to pay road tax anymore. The Delhi government’s transport department issued the notification announcing the exemption from October 10, fulfilling a proposal made by the government as part of the Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2020 earlier this year.
The amount of road tax depends on the cost of the vehicle and the fuel it uses. Currently, a road tax of 4% is levied on a petrol car that costs up to Rs 6 lakh, and the tax increases to 12.5% for a diesel car that costs upwards of Rs 10 lakh.
The government has also sought suggestions from people regarding the exemption on the registration fee of vehicles.
