Delhi Govt Launches Draft EV Policy

Delhi Govt Launches Draft EV Policy, Aims To Have 25% EVs By 2023

Several industry leaders and experts in electric mobility on Tuesday welcomed the Delhi government's draft "Electric Vehicle Policy 2018", which aims to ensure adoption of 25 per cent e-vehicles among new registrations by 2023.
The draft policy will remain valid for five years (2018-2023) from the date of notification
Will focus on incentivising the purchase and use of electric two-wheelers
Considers #charging #infrastructure as a key driver of #EV adoption

Charging Infrastructure: Key Driver Of EV Adoption

The policy also takes into account charging infrastructure as a key driver of EV adoption and will work towards enabling both private and public EV charging points. The policy paves way for 100% subsidy on installation of charging point up to INR 30,000 per charging point for the first 10,000 points at residential or non-residential buildings.
For the bidding and operational convenience, the city will be divided into 11 ‘travel districts’ mapping onto existing revenue districts. Bids for ‘Energy Operators’ (EOs) will be invited to set up charging stations in each of the travel districts. The purpose is to install public charging facilities at every three kilometres.
“Successful bidders will be given the exclusive right to operate public charging stations within the assigned travel district for a period of 10 years subject to meeting the conditions laid out in the bid documents,” the report added.
GNCTD will also invite bids from battery manufacturers and others interested in setting up a battery swapping business. Bids will be invited for up to three ‘Battery Swapping Operators’ (BSOs) who can operate across Delhi. The selected BSOs will have the right to set up and operate battery swapping kiosks/points within public parking zones bus depots and terminals, metro stations, and other GNCTD identified locations.
An open, publicly owned database will be developed by Transport Department, offering users up-to-date and real-time information on public charging infrastructure (location, number, and type of swapping kiosks/chargers, queue lengths/availability and pricing).
The Draft Delhi EV Policy is currently under a 30-day consideration period from the date of issue (November 27, 2018) and has invited suggestions from the concerned departments and the public.

All major automobile manufacturers, such as Hero, Mahindra, TVS, Kinetic, Bajaj, attended the stakeholder consultation.

Industry association such as Society for Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) and Society for Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV), fleet operators like Ola, Uber, Smart E, and Gati also participated in the event. 

Concerned about the increasing level of air pollution, the Delhi government on November 27 had released the draft "Electric Vehicle Policy 2018". Through the policy, the AAP government has planned to create a significant corpus of funds to incentivise every vehicle segment.

The policy aims to strengthening the infrastructure for battery charging and swapping so as to provide access within a 3-km range from anywhere in Delhi.

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