The program, among other things, mandates that new residential buildings have EV charging stations and provides incentives, including toll waivers, for these environmentally friendly cars.
According to officials, the Maharashtra government’s new Electric Vehicle (EV) strategy aims to have 30% of the state’s population drive EVs by 2030.
The program, among other things, mandates that new residential buildings have EV charging stations and provides incentives, including toll waivers, for these environmentally friendly cars.
A government resolution outlining the new policy, which will take effect from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2030, was released by the transport department on Friday.
Through incentives, infrastructure development, and industrial support, it seeks to establish Maharashtra as a major EV hub in India, according to an official statement.
According to the GR, the state hopes to prevent 1000 tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and 325 tonnes of PM 2.5 emissions from the transport sector by 2030 by putting this policy into effect.
The program offers incentives of up to Rs 20 lakh for electric buses and Rs 2 lakh for electric four-wheelers used for transportation. 1500 EV private and city buses, 25,000 EV four-wheelers in the transport category, and one lakh EV two-wheelers will receive…
Additionally, it offers EVs registered during the policy term a full exemption from motor vehicle taxes and registration renewal expenses.
According to the GR, EVs will be completely exempt from tolls on the Mumbai-Pune and Mumbai-Nashik Motorways.
It further stated that a steering committee led by the chief secretary will decide whether to phase in tax exemptions for EVs on the remaining Public Works Department-managed roadways.
Highways will have charging infrastructure built at 25-kilometer intervals, and every government office parking spot will have at least one EV charging station. Additionally, viability gap fun will be given to public charging stations.
Every new residential block must to have at least one public charging station and be completely equipped for EV charging. Fifty percent of parking spaces in new commercial buildings must be set aside for EV charging, while twenty percent of existing commercial buildings must do the same.
Additionally, the policy mandates that any new cars that government agencies buy for use in urban areas must be electric. Fifty percent of city utility vehicle purchases in cities like Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, and Amravati are made by…
Additionally, the state will fund research and development in motor technology, vehicle-to-grid connectivity, green hydrogen generation, and alternative battery chemistries. The Chief Minister’s EV R&D Grant would establish a corpus of Rs 15 crore to finance…
For EVs, the transportation department will set up a network of automated testing stations to perform standardised safety evaluations, such as battery thermal runaway testing.
According to the policy, specialised courses in EV design, battery technology, charging infrastructure, power electronics, and energy management will be offered by the Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education (MSBTE).
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