Delhi Government is working on a new EV policy 2.0 which is expected to be enforced soon. Delhi EV policy has been dubbed as the most encompassing electric vehicle policy in the country. The Objective for the Delhi EV policy 2.0 aims for 95% EV penetration by 2027. Beyond that the new EV policy 2.0 aims to create 20,000 jobs related to electric mobility. Beyond that it’s possible that the government might plan to offer a Rs 36,000 subsidy to the Women consumers who buy electric two wheelers.
As per a recent report by PTI the first draft version of the Delhi EV policy 2.0 has proposed to offer first 10,000 women electric two-wheeler buyers who hold a valid driving license with the subsidy of Rs 36,000. The Aim of the new 2.0 policy is beyond just EV penetration, it plans to incorporate women in Delhi in driving the shift towards EV vehicles from conventional vehicles.
Boost In electric Vehicle Adoption
The Proposal is still under consideration and would be possibly approved soon. The new Delhi EV Policy 2.0 is designed to complement the Indian Government Pm E- Drive scheme, targeting to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicle adoption. The Upcoming policy would remain valid till March 31, 2030. The Policy plans to offer incentives targeting not just electric two wheeler buyers, but also electric Three Wheeler buyers who plan to use the vehicle for commercial purposes .
Amongst the many incentives that the new policy plans to provide, the government plans to provide these with an incentive of Rs 10,000 per Kilowatt hour benefit-capped at Rs 30,000. Beyond that the users who scrap their vehicles would be eligible for an incentive of Rs 10,000.
CNG Autorickshaws to Be Replaced by EV Autorickshaws
The L5M category electric auto rickshaws would replace the existing CNG powered Autorickshaws. For Commercial vehicle users the new policy would offer an incentive of Rs 10,000 per KWH, capped at Rs 45,000. Beyond that the users who scrap their older auto rickshaws would get an incentive of Rs 20,000. It’s possible that the new policy might establish that all old CNG powered auto rickshaws that are older than 10 years of registration to be replaced by EV auto rickshaws. In such cases an incentive of Rs 100,000 per vehicle would be provided to the users.
Government also has plans to offer incentives for both three wheeler and four wheeler commercial goods carriers. Electric Three Wheeler Carriers (L5n) would be eligible for an incentive of Rs 10,000 per KWH m upto Rs 45,000. And Four-wheelers would receive a similar subsidy capped at Rs 75,000. The Overall aim of the new policy has been to phase out older CNG commercial vehicles. As per the policy no CNG auto rickshaw registration would be allowed from August 15 2025.
CNG Auto permits would not be renewed from August 15 this year and all such permits would be shifted into Auto E permits- All CNG auto’s that are older than 10 years would be mandatorily replaced or retrofitted to be able to run on EV powertrain during the period. The Policy would phase out all fossil fuel driven vehicles carrying solid waste and deployed in large numbers by the civic bodies.
A strong recommendation has also been laid out to draft a policy that lays down that two-wheelers running in Petrol, Diesel and CNG would not be allowed from August 15, 2026. Beyond that the policy also recommends that No diesel, petrol or CNG three wheeler registration would be allowed in the case of goods carriers from August 15 , 2025.
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