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New Delhi: The Delhi government is working on a plan to give incentives to owners for retrofitting old petrol and diesel cars into electric vehicles under its upcoming Electric Vehicle Policy 2.0.
The subsidy will be Rs 50,000 for the first 1,000 vehicles. This move is for the owners who want to convert their old cars to electric instead of scrapping them. The proposal has been placed for Cabinet approval, and it is only a proposal at present. After the approval of the Cabinet, it will also be placed in the public domain, on which people and stakeholders will give their opinion.
The objective of this proposal is to reduce air pollution and promote the adoption of electric vehicles. The plan will attract more people to EVs by making it easier and cheaper to convert older petrol and diesel vehicles to electric.
The move will provide owners of ageing, restricted vehicles a good alternative to scrapping or selling them. According to reports, it will be especially advantageous for those who own high-end vehicles, such as luxury cars, like Mercedes or BMW models. Because they do not often want to scrap them for minimal returns, the incentives will reportedly promote and facilitate the reuse of these costly vehicles.
A couple of weeks ago, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said he gets allergies because of the toxic air in the national capital. "I live here for two days, (and) I get allergies because of this pollution," he pointed out. Gadkari also said that the transport sector accounts for 40% of Delhi’s pollution.
