India Ev Policy

The hidden carbon footprint of EVs, the inadequacy of our renewable energy infrastructure, the strain on our power grid and the economic and geopolitical ramifications, all paint a grim picture of a policy that could backfire disastrously.

Tesla chief Elon Musk will visit India this month to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is expected to make an announcement on plans to invest and open a new factory in the country, two sources with direct knowledge said.

The government has cut taxes - as much as 85 per cent - on the import of a certain number of EVs, or electric vehicles, as part of a new scheme to "attract investments by reputed global manufacturers".

India's trade department has backed lowering taxes on hybrid vehicles to help the transition to cleaner energy sources, following demands by Japanese car makers, five government and industry sources told Reuters.

India will come up with new policy to attract electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers and encourage greater investment in the sector, commerce minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. Asked about the government's plans, Goyal said consultation on the new policy will be held with the industry.

India is working on a new electric vehicle policy that would slash import taxes for automakers that commit to some local manufacturing, following a proposal by Tesla which is considering entering the domestic market, people with direct knowledge said.

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the High Court order by which it had essentially allowed bike-taxi aggregators Rapido and Uber to operate in the national capital by asking the Delhi government not to take any coercive action against them till a new policy was formulated. A vacation bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Rajesh Bindal granted liber...

Delhi's Electric Vehicle policy which will complete three years in August has so far achieved around 86 percent of its measures and targets, according to the transport department.

Tesla executives are said to plan a visit to India to meet with government officials as the company attempts to diversity outside of China. The visit is said to include meetings with government officials and representatives of the Prime Minister's Office. Tesla CEO Elon Musk previously criticised the government's EV policies and high import taxes, ...

Mandatory panic buttons in taxis, integration with emergency number '112', and phase-wise transition to EVs are some of the highlights of the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Scheme 2023 to regulate cab aggregators and delivery service providers in the national capital. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal approved the policy on Wednesday. A draft of the ...

Electric vehicles (EV) accounted for nearly 15 percent of all vehicles sold in Delhi in March, with a total of 7,926 EVs, both four-wheelers and two-wheelers. According to the transport department, 1.12 lakh EVs have been sold under the Delhi Electric Vehicles Policy that was implemented in 2020.

Italian automaker Automobili Lamborghini plans to deploy hybrid technology in its models in India by the end of 2024 as the Italian super sports car maker aims to halve the emissions from its cars in the coming years, according to a top company executive. The niche player also expressed confidence that the country's taxation policy remains consiste...

Uber Technologies said on Friday that the plans by the local government in India's Delhi city to only allow electric vehicles to function as bike taxis would risk "finishing off the sector" and impact the mobility needs of millions. Delhi's plans, part of a new policy to regulate vehicles used by ride-hailing companies like Uber and rival Ola, are...

Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh are the four states with the most comprehensive EV policies, according to a study by Climate Trends. Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Delhi - states that released their policies before October 2020, are not on track to meet their targets of ...

The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday unveiled its electric vehicle (EV) policy 2023 which aims to garner investments to the tune of Rs. 50,000 crore and generate 1.50 lakh jobs, in a boost to the EV industry. Chief Minister M K Stalin formally released the new policy in the presence of government officials at the Secretariat here.

The hidden carbon footprint of EVs, the inadequacy of our renewable energy infrastructure, the strain on our power grid and the economic and geopolitical ramifications, all paint a grim picture of a policy that could backfire disastrously.

Tesla chief Elon Musk will visit India this month to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is expected to make an announcement on plans to invest and open a new factory in the country, two sources with direct knowledge said.

The government has cut taxes - as much as 85 per cent - on the import of a certain number of EVs, or electric vehicles, as part of a new scheme to "attract investments by reputed global manufacturers".

India's trade department has backed lowering taxes on hybrid vehicles to help the transition to cleaner energy sources, following demands by Japanese car makers, five government and industry sources told Reuters.

India will come up with new policy to attract electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers and encourage greater investment in the sector, commerce minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. Asked about the government's plans, Goyal said consultation on the new policy will be held with the industry.

India is working on a new electric vehicle policy that would slash import taxes for automakers that commit to some local manufacturing, following a proposal by Tesla which is considering entering the domestic market, people with direct knowledge said.

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the High Court order by which it had essentially allowed bike-taxi aggregators Rapido and Uber to operate in the national capital by asking the Delhi government not to take any coercive action against them till a new policy was formulated. A vacation bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Rajesh Bindal granted liber...

Delhi's Electric Vehicle policy which will complete three years in August has so far achieved around 86 percent of its measures and targets, according to the transport department.

Tesla executives are said to plan a visit to India to meet with government officials as the company attempts to diversity outside of China. The visit is said to include meetings with government officials and representatives of the Prime Minister's Office. Tesla CEO Elon Musk previously criticised the government's EV policies and high import taxes, ...

Mandatory panic buttons in taxis, integration with emergency number '112', and phase-wise transition to EVs are some of the highlights of the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Scheme 2023 to regulate cab aggregators and delivery service providers in the national capital. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal approved the policy on Wednesday. A draft of the ...

Electric vehicles (EV) accounted for nearly 15 percent of all vehicles sold in Delhi in March, with a total of 7,926 EVs, both four-wheelers and two-wheelers. According to the transport department, 1.12 lakh EVs have been sold under the Delhi Electric Vehicles Policy that was implemented in 2020.

Italian automaker Automobili Lamborghini plans to deploy hybrid technology in its models in India by the end of 2024 as the Italian super sports car maker aims to halve the emissions from its cars in the coming years, according to a top company executive. The niche player also expressed confidence that the country's taxation policy remains consiste...

Uber Technologies said on Friday that the plans by the local government in India's Delhi city to only allow electric vehicles to function as bike taxis would risk "finishing off the sector" and impact the mobility needs of millions. Delhi's plans, part of a new policy to regulate vehicles used by ride-hailing companies like Uber and rival Ola, are...

Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh are the four states with the most comprehensive EV policies, according to a study by Climate Trends. Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Delhi - states that released their policies before October 2020, are not on track to meet their targets of ...

The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday unveiled its electric vehicle (EV) policy 2023 which aims to garner investments to the tune of Rs. 50,000 crore and generate 1.50 lakh jobs, in a boost to the EV industry. Chief Minister M K Stalin formally released the new policy in the presence of government officials at the Secretariat here.