Telangana’s new EV policy: what are its features

The aerial prime successful Hyderabad astatine 4 p.m. connected November 18 was 123, which falls successful the mean category, portion New Delhi’s was 4 times arsenic atrocious astatine 494, successful the terrible category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

The argumentation came into effect connected Monday. It aims to beforehand the usage of electrical vehicles successful Telangana successful a bid to power aerial pollution, particularly successful and astir Hyderabad.

What are the cardinal features of Telangana’s EV policy?

The authorities has announced with contiguous effect a 100 per cent exemption from roadworthy taxation and registration interest connected EVs for 2 years, till December 31, 2016. A erstwhile bounds connected taxation exemptions for the archetypal 5000 EVs has been lifted and, arsenic per the caller policy, determination is nary bounds to the fig of EVs that tin beryllium registered with the taxation exemptions.

The taxation exemptions volition use to two-wheelers, four-wheelers, commercialized rider vehicles similar taxis and tourer cabs, three-seater auto-rickshaws, electrical tractors, and electrical buses. With these exemptions, two-wheelers tin prevention up to Rs 15,000 and four-wheelers tin prevention up to Rs 3 lakh successful taxes and fees.

Electric buses operated by companies oregon firms to ferry their employees are besides exempt from the taxes.

How volition the authorities enactment the EV push?

Prabhakar said the authorities volition enactment with EV manufacturers to acceptable up much charging stations successful cities and towns arsenic good arsenic connected the authorities and nationalist highways.

The authorities is besides preparing to present a argumentation to scrap vehicles 15 years oregon older. Nearly 3,000 buses operated by the authorities roadworthy transport corp successful the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation country volition beryllium replaced with electrical buses successful phases.

Prabhakar appealed to radical who are readying to acquisition caller vehicles to opt for EVs, to assistance trim contamination and prevention the environment.

Why the peculiar EV policy?

The A Revanth Reddy-led Congress authorities is pushing for ‘cleaner aerial successful a greener state’, and particularly reducing contamination successful Hyderabad and surrounding areas.