E-vehicle Policy

VinFast is set to begin production at its $2 billion Tamil Nadu plant this month and plans to start vehicle deliveries from the festive season, with a focus on exports and an expanding service network

Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday launched the first scheme to provide customer facing incentives on purchase of electric trucks of up to Rs 9.6 lakh per vehicle as part of the government's PM E-DRIVE initiative, which has earmarked Rs 500 crore for electric trucks out of its Rs 10,900 crore outlay. Industries including ports, logistics, cement and steel will be the key beneficiaries of the scheme, which envisages support of up to 5,600 electric trucks. "Diesel trucks, though constituting only 3 per cent of the total vehicle population, contribute to 42 per cent of transport-related greenhouse gas emissions and significantly worsen air pollution. This pioneering scheme, guided by the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, represents India's first dedicated support for electric trucks. It will drive our nation toward sustainable freight mobility, a cleaner future, and the realization of Viksit Bharat by 2047, in alignment with our net-zero emissions goal by 2070,

The Delhi government is gearing up to enforce a ban on refuelling overage petrol and diesel vehicles in the city starting April 1. Over 80 per cent of filling stations across the city will be equipped with devices to identify deregistered vehicles. The automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras installed at petrol pumps will be capable of detecting both overaged vehicles and those lacking a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate, officials said. Delhi has around 500 fuel pump stations, and the new systems are being implemented at these locations. When a vehicle that does not comply with the regulations comes in for refuelling, the system will flag it, prompting attendants to refuse refueling, officials added. Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa explained that enforcement will be strengthened through the use of modern technology, including emission-monitoring devices at petrol pumps. Vehicles without a valid PUC certificate will be flagged, and appropriate acti

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), which reported air quality until 4 PM on October 31, the air quality index for Delhi stood at 359 which falls under the "Very Poor" category

Taking up a new task to make the automobileindustry energy efficient, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) would introducestandards, labelling and penalty for passenger vehicles. The new policy whichis been in works for a year would also now cover e-vehicles, Abhay Bakre,Director General, BEE told BusinessStandard. "It is at discussion stage. These are fueleconomy norms and the idea is to manufacture energy efficient cars so that theydon't have to modify as per the emission norms. This would cover all fuel sourcesand there will be a provision for e-vehicles as well," Bakre said. This would be one of the vital initiatives byBEE for introducing energy efficiency in a large industry. BEE in 2013 alsolaunched tradable certificates for industries which achieved energy efficiencystandards. Titled as 'Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT)', the scheme aimed at majorsectors such as thermal power generation, cement, fertilizers, aluminium, ironand steel, pulp and paper. These sectors cover 65 per .

Move comes at a time when automobile, oil industries are investing over Rs 88,000 cr in meeting fuel emission norms

The state government aims to use Centre's EV drive to make up for some of the missed opportunities