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Taxing cars to promote EVs will only benefit rich: Maruti Suzuki chairman

Tax 2-wheelers also to promote e-mobility: Maruti Suzuki Chairman Bhargava

Maruti Suzuki Chairman R C Bhargava
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Maruti Suzuki Chairman R C Bhargava

Ajay Modi New Delhi
The imposition of a cess on conventional vehicles to encourage electric mobility may not serve the purpose, as subsidies will end up going only to the rich. Any subsidy will not make small cars affordable, Maruti Suzuki Chairman R C Bhargava said on Wednesday.

Arguing that only cars should not be subjected to a cess to promote electric vehicles (EVs), he said two-wheelers, which consume two-thirds of petrol in the country, must not be left out in the electrification drive, as these are much easier to be charged at homes.

“The biggest problem in India is the large number of small cars.

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