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Status: Notified; Date of Notification: March 10, 2019 Validity Period: 5 years from the date of issue of relevant government resolution
- Target to have 10 lakh EVs by year 2022.
- Pilot Fleet of 20,000 two-wheelers, 50,000 three-wheelers, 1,000 goods carriers, 3,000 buses and 100 ferry boats by year 2020.
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- Priority conversion of 3-wheelers and transport buses to electric
- Introducing electric boats as well as electric propulsion in house boats
- Incentive of INR30,000 or 25% subsidy for electric 3-wheeelers procured from empanelled vendors
- Exemption from toll charges and parking
- Entire fleet of State Road transport corporation to be electric by year 2025
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- The state is keen to promote manufacturing of EVs and for which a fund shall be created for technology acquisition and promote manufacturing within the state.
- Concession in electricity tariff, property tax and tax breaks as per IT & ESDM policy
- Priority allotment of land and speedy execution of land allotment as per the IT policy.
- Investment allowance and capital subsidy provisioned in ESDM policy.
- Support to auto components industry especially for MSMEs, startups, and academia.
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- 25% capital subsidy (maximum INR10 lakhs) for first 100 charging stations with DC charger (100 V and above) and INR30,000 for first 300 stations with DC charger (below 100 V)
- 25% capital subsidy (maximum INR10 lakhs) for first 50 battery swapping stations
- 20 Public Charging stations (PCS) and Bulk charging stations (BCS) each and 150 swapping stations for 2/3 wheelers in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulum, Kozhikode
- KSRTC to set up charging stations at their bus depots
- Oil marketing companies and public / private energy operators will be permitted to set up PCS and BCS on their own
- Priority electricity connection to public charging stations
- Incentive for setting up charging stations in existing private / malls / commercial buildings
- Charging stations at every 25 kms on highways and roads connecting major cities
- All new non-residential buildings with more than 10 equivalent car spaces (ECS) shall have at least 20% EV spots with adequate infrastructure
- All new residential complexes and colonies having 10 ECS spots to make 100% demarcation for ECS parking with adequate infrastructure
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- Centre of Excellence for EV and autonomous vehicles (AV)
- Curriculum update for EV and AV in technical schools
- Capacity building program for EV and AV industry
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