June 22, 2021 Uncategorized by firstcharge_admin

Gujarat Electric Vehicle Policy 2021 – Key Highlights

Key Attractions

Infrastructure for new 250 charging stations to come up in the state

E-vehicle registered at Gujarat RTO will be exempted from registration fee

Double the amount of subsidy than any other state for e-vehicle on per kilowatt

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has announced an ambitious electric vehicle adoption road map to have two lakh electric vehicles in the state in the next four years.

The state government will provide a subsidy of Rs 10000/kWh compared to Rs 5000/kWh provided by other states. The total subsidy outlay for the scheme is Rs 870 crores. The state has also decided to waive off registration fees for all electric vehicle buyers.

The announcement comes in the backdrop of the decision by the union government to restructure the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles scheme. The Department of Heavy Industries increased subsidy on electric two-wheelers’ from Rs 10000/kWh to 15000/kWh. EESL will also be aggregating demand for 3 lakh electric three-wheelers’ and over 4500 buses for 9 cities. The incentives now provided by Gujarat government will be additional incentives over those under the FAME scheme.

Under Gujarat’s new EV policy, customers would get subsidy support of Rs 20,000 on electric two-wheelers’, Rs 50,000 on electric three-wheelers’ and Rs 1.5 lakh on electric four-wheelers’ priced up to Rs 15 lakh.

“The subsidy amount will be directly transferred to the beneficiary account through DBT and it will be ensured that the amount is credited in the account within very little time”, said an official.

Highlights of Gujarat’s e-vehicle policy:

Increase in the use of e-vehicles in the State in coming 4 years
Make Gujarat a hub for e-vehicles and various materials related to it
Encourage young startups and investors in the field of electric mobility
Control air pollution and keep environment safe
Currently, 278 charging stations are available in the State for the charging of e-vehicles. Infrastructure for new 250 charging stations to come up, which takes total tally to 528
Petrol pumps will be given approval for establishing charging stations
Charging facilities to come up at housing and commercial infrastructures
E-vehicle registered at Gujarat RTO will be exempted from registration fee, within four years, fuel worth 5 crore rupees will be saved
Minimum 6 lakh ton CO2 emission will be reduced
Subsidy up to Rs 20,000 for 2 wheelers, Rs 50,000 for 3 wheelers and up to Rs 1.5 lakh for 4 wheelers will be directly credited to bank accounts through DBT
Gujarat will give double the amount of subsidy than any other state for e-vehicle on per kilowatt
Gujarat government will encourage and give subsidy to e-vehicle purchasers along with benefits from Government of India’s Fame -2 scheme to encourage e-vehicles.