Status: Notified; Date of Notification: August 07, 2020; Validity Period: 3 years from the date of notification
Objectives of the Policy:
The primary objective of the Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy, 2020 is to establish Delhi as the EV capital of India and accelerate the pace of EV adoption across vehicle segments, especially in the mass category of twowheelers,public/shared transport vehicles, and goods carriers.
The policy shall seek to drive rapid adoption of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) so that they contribute to 25% of all new vehicle registrations by 2024 and bring about a material improvement in Delhi’s environment by bringing down emissions from the transport sector.
The Policy will also seek to put in place measures to support the creation of jobs in driving, selling, financing, servicing and charging of Electric Vehicles.
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Electric Two-wheelers
Purchase incentive of INR5,000 / kWh of battery capacity, maximum up to INR 30,000 / vehicle
Scrapping incentive up to INR5,000 / ICE 2-wheeler
Delivery service providers to convert 50% of their 2-wheeler fleet to electric by 31st March 2023 and 100% by 31st March 2025
Electric auto
Purchase incentive of INR30,000 / vehicle
Interest subvention of 5% on loans for purchase of e-auto
Scrapping incentive up to INR7,500 / ICE auto rickshaw
e-Cart/e-Rickshaw
Purchase incentive of INR30,000 / e-rickshaw or e-cart / individual
Interest subvention of 5% on loans and / or hire purchase for e-rickshaw or e-cart with advanced battery
Electric Goods Carrier
All new stage carriage buses fleet shall be at least 50% electric and 1,000 pure e-buses by 2020
Purchase incentive of INR30,000 / vehicle for first 10,000 e-goods carrier to be registered in Delhi
Interest subvention of 5% on loans and /or hire purchase
Scrapping incentive of INR7,500 / ICE goods carrier
Electric Four-wheelers
Purchase incentive of INR10,000 / kWh of battery capacity (up to INR1,50,000) to first 1,000 e-cars
Across all vehicle categories
Road tax and registration fees to be waived for all electric vehicle
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Changes in building bye-laws shall be made to make all new home and workplace parking ‘EV ready’ with 20 % of all vehicle holding capacity/ parking required to be Electric Vehicle ready (i.e., with conduits and power supply infrastructure in place for Electric Vehicle chargers).Additionally, the building premises shall have to have an additional power load, equivalent to the power required for all charging points to be operated simultaneously, with a safety factor of 1.25.
All existing residential and non-residential building owners shall be encouraged to install Private Charging Points (PCPs) within their premises.These charging points shall especially provide shared access to Electric Vehicle charging for residents of group housing societies and multistory apartment complexes.The GNCTD shall provide a grant of 100% for the purchase of charging equipment up to INR6,000/- per charging point for the first 30,000 charging points. Grants shall be available for chargers that are either single phase or three phase input but comply with all other BEVC–AC001 specifications.
Energy Operators’ (EOs) shall be invited to set up charging and battery swapping stations across Delhi in multiple phases by porting and providing Concessional Locations for charging station at bare minimum lease rentals. These Concessional Locations shall be carved out from existing public parking zones and other GNCTD identified locations such that they offer easy entry and exit.
A list of Concessional Locations for the first phase of rollout shall be identified by the Charging Infrastructure Working Group within one month of issuance of the policy. Outside of the concessional locations, the Energy Operators can set up any number of other sites as long as they have required public access.
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Set up World Class Skill Centres (WCSCs) to offer courses for ICE mechanics.
Private sector partners – i.e., auto OEMs and the Energy Operators shall be allowed to conduct their own captive staff training at the WCSCs.
The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) shall conduct regular recruitment fairs at the WCSCs for private sector recruiters, desirous of hiring the trained personnel.
A Centre of Excellence shall be set up at one of the Central or State Universities within Delhi, and shall be funded by the GNCTD.This Centre shall focus on the design & use of EVs, improving the usage and efficiency of EVs and charging equipment.
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The Policy shall encourage the reuse of EV batteries that have reached the end of their life and setting up of recycling businesses in collaboration with battery and EV manufacturers that focus on ‘urban mining’ of rare materials within the battery for re-use by battery manufacturers.
