Govt aims to support through subsidies 62,000 e-cars, buses; 15 lakh electric two & three wheelers: Gadkari

NEW DELHI: To boost electric mobility, the government aims to support through subsidies about 62,000 electric passenger cars and buses, besides 15 lakh electric three and two-wheelers, Parliament was informed on Thursday.
The focus is also on creating electric charging infrastructure, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari told the Lok Sabha in a written reply.
Phase-II of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme is being implemented with a total budgetary support of Rs 10,000 crore, he added.
“This phase focusses on supporting electrification of public & shared transportation and aims to support, through subsidies, approx. 7000 e-buses, 5 lakh e-three wheelers, 55,000 e-four wheeler passenger cars and 10 lakh e-two wheelers.
“In addition, creation of charging infrastructure is also supported to address range anxiety among users of electric vehicles,” the minister said.