NEW DELHI : In a push for India’s pivot towards electric mobility, the central government plans to exempt battery-operated vehicles from paying fees for the issuance and renewal of registration certificates.
This comes against the backdrop of the government’s focus shifting to electric mobility in view of India’s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint by a third from 2005 levels by 2030.
The government has approved a production-linked incentive scheme worth ₹18,100 crore for building Tesla-style gigafactories to manufacture batteries.
India aims to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in order to curb rampant pollution in its major cities as well as cut its reliance on costly crude oil imports.
