Congratulations,
Ø Shri Ashish Kumar Singh ( Add. Chief secretary – Transport Department )
( ( Psec2.cm@maharashtra.gov.in / psec.transport@maharashtra.gov.in )
Ø Shri Avinash Dhakne ( Transport Commissioner – Maha Govt )
Context :
Maharashtra
plans to rework electric vehicles policy
/ HT / 19
June 2021
Extract :
Ø A committee headed by additional chief secretary of transport
department Ashish Kumar
Singh has prepared a revised draft of the policy by updating and fine-tuning it with the Central policies and the decision issued
thereafter.
Ø The state is also planning incentives and subsidies to ,
# the industries and manufacturers of the vehicles and,
# auxiliary businesses such as manufacturers of batteries, chargers, spare
parts, among others.
Ø “The policy should focus on steps to be taken for its
effective implementation in rural and urban areas by setting up robust infrastructure for the charging stations.
Ø The policy should also tap the subsidies to be given to suppliers and manufacturers, besides the
foreign investment.
Ø It should also look at the measures that need to be taken to
encourage EVs in public transport and
their maximum use in the government sector,” he
said.
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2021
EV policy: Maharashtra push for li-ion battery gigafactory / TOI / 19
June 2021
Extact :
Ø Transport commissioner Avinash Dhakne said the 2018 electric vehicle policy focused on attracting investments and incentives, while the 2021 policy draft is keen on infrastructure.
“ There has to be affordability and good infrastructure to push for vehicles “, Dhakne said
Ø There
are plans to encourage e-charging points in housing
societies, government buildings, and
MSRTC bus stops, besides petrol pumps and at malls , in
future. The presentation mentioned over 2,300 charging stations
Ø Also
incentives are being planned to attract industries from the sector to set up in
Maharashtra
===================================================
MY TAKE :
More than 2 YEARS ago, I sent
following e-mail to our Policy Makers :
FAME
II > FAME III > FAME IV ………………………………….[ 05 Mar 2019 ]
-
Where , I observed :
What if any , is the shortcoming of just announced
FAME II ?
# It
focuses solely on “ Incentivizing the Buyers “ through subsidies
# There are no “ Incentives “ for the vehicle manufacturers to ramp up
production or
commercialize “ cost
matter of Lithium-ion batteries which constitute up to 40 % of EV
ex- factory price
# There are no “ dis-incentives “ for manufacture / sale / purchase of
Petrol
– Diesel vehicles
# Linking the subsidy amounts with battery size is not the right method . In
fact a vehicle with a smaller size
speed – range – charging time etc ) as a vehicle with a bigger battery
should be rewarded with higher subsidy !
What would you recommend next ?
Introduce
/ announce, FAME III ( Apr 22 - Mar
26 ) – 4 years
For FAME III , I have listed a
number of specific
suggestions under following headings :
I urge Shri Ashish Kumar Singhji / Shri
Avinash Dhakneji , to go through FAME II > FAME III > FAME IV ,
before finalizing their draft
=================================================
[ A ]….. MANUFACTURERS
( A.1 ) Policy Instrument > Corporate Income Tax for Incentivizing the
manufacturers of Batteries
( A.2 ) Abolish Corporate Income Tax ( for 10 years ) for the entire E Mobility
Eco-System
( A.3
) Incentivizing the E Vehicle manufacturers
( A.4 ) Dis-incentivize manufacturers for production
of Petrol / Diesel vehicles
( A.5 ) Incentivizing
manufacturers to get into the “ Recycling of Old Vehicles “
[ B ] BUYERS
( B.1
) Incentivize for purchase of E Vehicles – especially, leasing of
buses
( B.2 ) Incentivize Retro-fitting of old Petrol / Diesel vehicles ( non-compliant
with BS VI norms )
( B.3 ) Incentivize
to switch-over to E Bikes
( B.4 ) Policy Instrument > Taxing all Vehicles based on their “ Harm
Quotient “ for environment
Dis-incentivize
purchase of Petrol / Diesel vehicles
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[ C ] GOVERNMENT
( C.1 ) P0licy
Instrument > Wet
Leasing
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[ D ] PASSENGERS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT ( Non-Vehicle Owners )
===================================================
[ E ] SOLAR POWER for ELECTRIC VEHICLES
===================================================
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With regards,
Hemen Parekh
/ hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 20
June 2021
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