Maharashtra Electric Vehicle Policy 2021: EVs to Make Up 10 Per Cent of All New Vehicle Registrations by 2025
All the EVs sold in Maharashtra will be exempted from paying road tax till the duration of the new electric vehicle policy.
The Maharashtra government today announced its new electric vehicle policy that aims to achieve a 10 per cent share for EVs in the overall new vehicle registrations by 2025. The policy was released by the state environment minister Aditya Thackeray, along with other dignitaries.
As per the new policy, all the electric vehicles (EVs) sold in Maharashtra will be exempted from paying road tax till the duration of the policy. Also, the property developers will be required to mandatorily reserve minimum EV parking space in residential and commercial areas, and government offices.
The new policy aims at establishing at least one manufacturing unit in the state for producing advanced lithium-ion batteries. It also proposes to set up 1,500 charging stations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, 500 in Pune, 150 in Nagpur, 100 in Nashik, 75 in Aurangabad, 30 in Amaravati and 20 in Solapur, by 2025.
According to the state government, it is aiming to achieve 25 per cent electrification in intra-city public transport in Mumbai, Aurangabad, Pune, Nagpur and Nashik, by 2025.
A decision has also been taken to convert 15 per cent of the 18,000 MSRTC (Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation) bus fleet to electric.
Besides, the Maharashtra government intends to make four highways and expressways, including the Nashik-Pune highway, Mumbai-Nashik expressway, Mumbai-Pune expressway and the under-construction Mumbai-Nagpur expressway, fully EV-ready by 2025.
“We are trying to set up public charging stations on highways at a distance of 25km. These stations should cater to the charging requirements of long-haul passenger and freight vehicles like e-buses, electric trucks, etc,” Thackeray said.
Source: indiatoday
