Mumbai, Maharashtra
The Maharashtra
government released information about its new electric vehicle (EV) policy that
is set to be effective from April 2022. The information was shared at a webinar
organised by the Maharashtra State Environment Department’s Majhi Vasundhara
Abhiyan.
The EV policy
will ensure that electric vehicles account for at least 10% of all new vehicle
registrations by 2025. It also strives to electrify 25% of the public transport
infrastructure, including last-mile connectivity vehicles, by 2025. It will
also switch 15% of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation’s (MSRTC)
fleet to EVs.
MSRTC has plans
to set up electric charging points for its fleet at State Transport (ST)
stations. The government will set up over 2,300 electric vehicle charging
stations (1,500 in Mumbai, 500 in Pune, 150 in Nagpur, 100 in Nashik and 75 in
Aurangabad) in government buildings, MSRTC bus stops, initially and later in
petrol pumps and malls.
The government
intends on providing full-scale EV infrastructure on four major arterial
highways by 2025. There is also a plan to build a gigafactory to provide
lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicle producers.
The Maharashtra
Pollution Control Board (MPCB) along with the Environment Department is working
to develop its policy for the manufacture, use and recycling of lithium-ion
batteries.
Source – SAUR Energy
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