State Wise EV Policies For Electric Bus in India | E-Bus

(Policy announced in 2019)

• Deploy a pilot fleet of 3000 e-buses by 2020
• Up-gradation of 6000 plus existing buses to e-buses by 2025

• • Provide battery swapping system at bus depots to cater trip lengths up to 35 km

Karnataka

(Policy announced in 2017  and applicable up to 2022)

• To attain 100% e-mobility by 2030, school buses in Bengaluru city shall be encouraged to move towards EV
• Launch of 1000 new e-buses during the policy period

• Exemption from the payment of taxes on all EVs

Delhi

(Policy announced in 2020 and applicable for 3 years)

• Induction of 1000 e-buses by 2020
• Pure e-buses to constitute at least 50% of all new public transport vehicles with 15 seats or
  more procured for the city fleet including for
  last-mile connectivity.

• Road tax and registration fees to be waived for all BEVs during the 3 year period of this policy

Maharashtra

(Policy announced in 2018 and applicable up to 2023)

• User subsidy of 10% on base fare will be available for the first 1,000 private/ public passenger buses with a maximum limit of Rs. 2000000 per vehicle (first 5 years)
• Road tax & registration fees – 100% exemption

Tamil Nadu

(Policy announced in 2019 and applicable up to 2029)

• State Transport Undertaking (STU) operates 21000 public transport buses. Around 5% of buses shall be replaced as EV every year and around 1000 EV buses shall be introduced every year and Gradual transition of institutional buses to Evs

Uttar Pradesh

(Policy announced in 2019 and applicable up to 2024)

• To launch 1000 electric buses (BEVs/FCEVs) and achieve 70% EV public transportation on identified green routes in identified 10 EV cities by 2030.

• 10 cities including Noida, Ghazia- bad, Meerut, Mathura, Agra, Kan- Pur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Gorakhpur, and Varanasi will be declared as model cities in the first phase to adopt EVs,

Madhya Pradesh

(Policy announced in 2019 and applicable up to 2024)

• Replace 50% of fleets under city Public transport Special Purpose Vehicle (SPVs) with e-buses by 2026.

• The first 1500 electric buses or total electric buses in 5 years, whichever is less, will be charged 1% motor vehicle tax.
• Vehicle registration fees will be exempted for 2250 electric buses or total electric buses in 5 years, whichever is less.
•  If a permit requires for operations of E-Buses, then the first 1500 E-Buses or total e-buses in 5 years, whichever is less, will be exempted by the transport department.

(Policy announced in 2020)

• 100% electric buses by 2030 (for intra-city, intercity, and interstate transport in a phased manner;
•  Phase 1 -25% by 2022, Phase 2-50% by 2025, Phase 3-100% by 2030
• Airport flight shuttles and PUSHPAK buses to be transitioned to EV on priority

• 100% exemption from road tax and registration fee for first 500 e-bus- es.

Punjab

(In draft stage)

• Replace 25% of the existing bus fleet with e- buses within 5 years from the date of policy notification.

• 100% waiver on Permit Fee & Motor Vehicle Tax for private bus operators plying on selected routes for a period of 5 years and 10 years if such bus is manufactured in Punjab

Bihar

(In draft stage)

• End-user incentive – 15% subsidy on base price with an upper limit of Rupees 20,00,000 (for first 1000 e-buses or Policy period of 5 years, whichever is earlier)
• Road tax & registration fees -100% exemption.

Uttarakhand

• First 100,000 buyers of EVs to be exempted from motor vehicles tax for five years
• EV investors will have a 100% electricity duty exemption