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those vehicles, 1,000 EVs will be a reimbursement to individual Andhra Pradesh
procured for utilization in the New families with a single-girl child will
Delhi and national capital region, be provided. • The state government has released
with service and maintenance an EV policy with an aim to have 1
facilities are also slated for Telangana million EVs on the road in the next
construction in the national capital • Telangana has announced an five years.
region. EV policy aimed at attracting • Consumers, auto makers,
• NITI Aayog has proposed investments worth $3 billion and battery manufacturers, and
developing a quick pilot project creating employment for 50,000 charging infrastructure firms are
that would provide a blueprint individuals by 2022 through EV to be incentivized by the state
for the larger planned rollout of manufacturing and charging government.
EV infrastructure in Delhi. The infrastructure development. • There is expected to be a 100
pilot project proposal includes • EV manufacturing has a large percent reimbursement of road tax
55 locations with 135 charging power electronics dependence, and registration fees, on the sale
stations, of which 46 would be giving Telangana a strong supply of EVs in the state up to 2024.
quick charging DC stations and chain advantage over other • Andhra Pradesh Government and
89 would be slower charging AC automotive hubs in India. Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM)
stations. • The Telangana State Transport have inked an MoU in which EVs
Uttar Pradesh Corporation has set a target of 100 will be introduced in Amravati, the
upcoming capital city of the state.
percent electric buses by 2030 for
• Uttar Pradesh is the third largest intra-city, intercity and interstate • To create demand, the Andhra
beneficiary under the FAME transport (key milestones – 25 Pradesh state government has
program with 16,038 EVs on the percent by 2022, 50 percent by signed an agreement with EESL to
road. 2025, and 100 percent by 2030). procure 10,000 EVs.
• The vehicle total is comprised of • The State government is expected
two-wheelers with a maximum to set up first 100 fast charging Gujarat
power of 250 watts and below, stations in Greater Hyderabad • The Gujarat State Government has
followed by four-wheelers. Municipal Corporation (GHMC) been providing subsidies to students
• Recently, the state government and other cities in a phased for the purchase of two-wheeler EVs.
released a Draft EV Manufacturing manner. • The Gujarat Energy Development
Policy. The policy seeks to create • A mega automotive park with Agency (GEDA) is implementing
employment opportunities on global standard infrastructure is a subsidy program for school
both the supply and demand currently in planning stages and students (standards 9 to 12) as well
sides of the market; create an the development work is expected as college students in the cities of
environment that is conducive to to commence by mid-2018. A Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot,
shifting from internal combustion designated EV cluster spread over Surat, Gandhinagar.
engines to EVs; encourage the use 1500-2000 acres catering to EV • The state government is planning to
of hybrid EVs in Uttar Pradesh; and EV component manufacturing roll out a specific EV policy.
and develop human capital and for two wheelers, cars, buses, and
augment power capacity to meet trucks will be integrated with the • Transport infrastructure is of
the needs of the EV industry. automotive park plan. international standards in Gujarat,
it will be easy to set up EV charging
• The state government plans to • An automotive electronics cluster infrastructure here.
make industrial land available is expected to be developed within
for the development of EV the proposed Electronics City near • Looking at the developments so far,
charging infrastructure and EV Hyderabad where special status It is clear that there are a number
manufacturing capacity in clusters and incentives will be accorded of Indian states and regions ahead
and zones. to units manufacturing electronic of others in terms of EV policies
announced, conducive infrastructure,
• The state government will provide components including batteries and targets set. These states are
a 100 percent road tax exemption cells/packs for EVs. expected to drive India’s EV push
for EVs purchased in Uttar Pradesh. • Recently, EESL and GHMC signed and mass acceptance as new
• A 30 percent subsidy on the up to lease EVs and install EV technologies gradually reduce the
road price of EVs in the form of chargers at GHMC offices. cost of EVs.

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