Indian capital promotes EVs to tackle severe air pollution
The government aims to make Delhi India's "EV capital" and ensure at least 30% of all vehicles on the road are electric by 2030.
Instead of just offering incentives, the government is introducing strict bans on new petrol and diesel registrations. From January 2027, no new fossil-fuel three-wheelers (auto-rickshaws) or small goods trucks can be registered. From April 2028, all new two-wheelers (scooters and motorbikes, which make up two-thirds of Delhi's traffic) must be purely electric.
The massive scheme is backed by a budget of around ₹15,000 crore (roughly £1.5 billion / $1.5 billion). It offers healthy cash subsidies for buyers, a 100% waiver on road tax and registration fees for many EVs, and extra money if you scrap an old, highly polluting vehicle.
Hybrid cars are completely excluded from these new subsidies, as the government wants to focus solely on "zero-emission" pure electric vehicles.
Critics and carmakers are a bit worried about whether the city’s electricity grid and charging network can cope, as the policy plans to rapidly build over 30,000 public charging points. There are also concerns about whether delivery drivers and low-income workers will be able to afford the switch.
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