|
|
|
There should be no road tax on electric vehicles: Amitabh Kant
|
|
|
|
Top Stories |
|
|
|
|
SME Times News Bureau | 12 Jan, 2019
NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Friday said there should be no road tax
on electric vehicles to bring the ownership cost of electronic vehicles
at par with combustion vehicles.
He said the NITI Aayog has suggested the states do away with road tax and issue green permits for electric vehicles.
"We
have proposed to the chief secretaries that there should be no road tax
for electric vehicles and green permits," said Kant at Energy Storage
India, 2019.
"When the electric vehicle revolution happens, India
would be impacted in the biggest way. These initiatives are being taken
to bring the ownership cost of electric vehicles at par with combustion
vehicles.
"For India to successfully move away from fossil-fuel
dependence, oil companies should become the energy companies of the
future," he added.
He said the government think tank had proposed
a 'pay per kilometre' model for buses to transform the public
transportation system. He said energy storage and battery manufacturing
presented a huge opportunity for the country since India would be
driving the growth of the auto sector in the future.
NITI Aayog
Director General Anil Srivastava said there was a genuine question
about the implementation and usability of the electric vehicles, but
there was a massive disruption that would happen "fairly soon".
He said even with over 20 favourable policies in place, not a single part used in electric two-wheelers was being made in India.
"A
lot of policies have been made to accommodate advance products and
systems, but success cannot be achieved till we reach the scale our
country has to offer. With over 20 favourable policies in place, not a
single part used in electric two-wheelers is being made in India," he
said.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customs Exchange Rates |
Currency |
Import |
Export |
US Dollar
|
66.20
|
64.50 |
UK Pound
|
87.50
|
84.65 |
Euro
|
78.25
|
75.65 |
Japanese
Yen |
58.85 |
56.85 |
As on 13 Aug, 2022 |
|
|
Daily Poll |
|
|
PM Modi's recent US visit to redefine India-US bilateral relations |
|
|
|
|
|
Commented Stories |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|