With eye on air quality, Assam prepares draft electric vehicle policy
The Assam government has come up with a draft electric vehicle policy with an aim to improve air quality levels by accelerating the pace of adoption of electric mobility.
As part of the ‘Electric Vehicle Policy of Assam, 2021’, the government will create infrastructure for electric vehicles, including a network of charging points, nurture a skilled workforce for the sector, and make Assam the preferred destination for electric vehicle and component manufacturing by investing in cutting edge technologies.
An eight-member state committee will oversee the implementation of the policy.
The draft envisions that EVs will make for 25 per cent of all new vehicle registrations by 2026. Assam also plans to convert 100 per cent of its public transport bus fleet into electric buses (battery EVs) by 2030,
