Hybrid vehicles seen racing ahead in auto battle on possible tax sop

Hybrids, which combine a battery with an internal combustion engine (ICE), usually petrol, are cheaper and suffer no range anxiety while boosting the overall fuel efficiency.

In the latest bitter battle in motown, the one between electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrids, the latter seem to be getting their nose ahead, with the government setting up a panel to examine whether hybrid cars deserve policy support in the form of lower taxation.

Recently, missives have floated across the top tier of policymaking, as a result of which the Ministry of Heavy Industries has formed an internal committee to examine whether the cess on hybrid cars should be reduced.
 

Speaking unofficially, officers confirmed the move.
 

It is a move that will raise the hackles of EV makers, which