[wheelguy]

The incentives offered by Gujarat are similar to those offered by Bihar but higher than Delhi, Maharashtra and Kerala. Sohinder Gill, director general, Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles said, "We thank the government of Gujarat for announcing a promising and a bold EV policy. The policy certainly has a potential to make Gujarat an EV hub and would mobilize a rapid adoption of electric vehicles in the state. The policy also gives thrust on the charging infrastructure that would address the issue of range anxiety, especially amongst the people who want to buy an electric four wheeler."

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on June 22 announced the state government’s four-year policy for electric vehicles thus becoming the fourth state to offer subsidies on battery-powered vehicles.

A subsidy of up to Rs 20,000 on electric two-wheelers, up to Rs 50,000 on electric three-wheelers and up to Rs 150,000 on electric four-wheelers will be provided by the Gujarat government. The incentives offered by Gujarat are similar to those offered by Bihar but higher than Delhi, Maharashtra and Kerala.

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on June 22 announced the state government’s four-year policy for electric vehicles thus becoming the fourth state to offer subsidies on battery-powered vehicles.

A subsidy of up to Rs 20,000 on electric two-wheelers, up to Rs 50,000 on electric three-wheelers and up to Rs 150,000 on electric four-wheelers will be provided by the Gujarat government. The incentives offered by Gujarat are similar to those offered by Bihar but higher than Delhi, Maharashtra and Kerala.

As per the plan there will be 500 charging stations on the highway out of which 250 are already approved by the government. The state government will provide 25 percent capital subsidy up to Rs 10 lakh for battery charging stations.

The announcement by the Gujarat government comes a few days after the Centre announced the hiking of subsidy on electric two-wheelers. This resulted in a fall of up to Rs 14,500 in the price of certain electric two-wheelers.

As far as subsidy on electric four-wheelers is concerned Delhi and Bihar also offer a maximum of Rs 150,000 subsidy on them followed by Maharashtra with a maximum subsidy of Rs 100,000. Prices of Tata Nexon EV, Tata Tigor EV, MG ZS EV and Hyundai Kona are set to come down in Gujarat.

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[swarnava.ch]

This is a very welcome move and I wish other states follow suit as well. FAME II misses out on giving subsidies to Individual Car buyers appropriately I feel, and this added bonus will definitely make more sense.

However the story is not done here and this has to be followed up with more Infrastructure support:

1. Charging Infra inside the City areas, Public places, Malls
2. Priority Parking for Electric Vehicles in Malls etc, busy Roads, CBD
3. Frequent charging points on the Highways specially Fast Chargers at busy National Highway Junctions

States like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Maharashtra should also follow through as they have some basic setup already in place.

[vredesbyrd]

Originally Posted by swarnava.ch

2. Priority Parking for Electric Vehicles in Malls etc, busy Road

Hi. Can you please elaborate the same?

[wheelguy]

Originally Posted by vredesbyrd

Hi. Can you please elaborate the same?

He means, a parking slot reserved for EVs where an ICE vehicle cannot be parked even if empty. And with a charging port if possible.

[vredesbyrd]

Originally Posted by wheelguy

He means, a parking slot reserved for EVs where an ICE vehicle cannot be parked even if empty. And with a charging port if possible.

Thanks for the info. Isn't that something the westerners do?

Though I have no qualms with the incentives but in a country where parking space is already a big concern, this wouldn't be very nice. As if the world doesn't hate ICEs enough.

[wheelguy]

Originally Posted by vredesbyrd

Though I have no qualms with the incentives but in a country where parking space is already a big concern, this wouldn't be very nice. As if the world doesn't hate ICEs enough.

The intent here is to motivate the people to jump in and be the early adopters so that EV industry picks up. They are being rewarded with incentives for taking risk and being the early adopters.

Yes there's a shortage of resources like parking spaces, prioritizing EVs over ICEs discourages people to stay away from ICEs in their future purchases.