PROMOTION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN VIEW OF RISING POLLUTION LEVELS IN MAJOR CITIES
PROMOTION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN VIEW OF RISING POLLUTION LEVELS IN MAJOR CITIES
The following measures have been taken by Government to promote Electric Vehicles (EVs) in view of rising pollution levels in major cities :-
Yes, the Government has taken following steps to reduce the overall cost of electric vehicles, including battery costs, to make EVs affordable for the public :
Through these combined measures, the Government is actively addressing the higher cost of EVs and working towards making them affordable.
As per inputs received from BHEL, total 29,151 EV public charging stations (EVPCS) have been installed in the country. No such targets have been fixed, however, an allocation of Rs.2,000 crore has been made under the PM E-DRIVE Scheme for deployment of adequate number of EVPCS on pan India basis.
Government is supporting the development of long-range EV batteries through PLI-ACC scheme which has an allocation of Rs.18,100 crore to support sales of Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC).
Battery management system (BMS) is included as an eligible product under PLI-Auto scheme.
Traction battery pack is a mandatory component under phased manufacturing programme (PMP) of FAME-II and PM E-DRIVE schemes.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Shri Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
- The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has implemented following schemes : –