India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
GST on electric vehicles and chargers/ charging stations for electric vehicles has been reduced to 5%.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) has announced that battery-operated vehicles will be given green license plates and be exempted from permit requirements.
MoRTH has also issued notification advising States to waive road tax on EVs, which in turn will help reduce the initial cost of EVs.
Further, Ministry of Power has taken several initiatives to accelerate deployment of public EV charging infrastructure in the country.
The net national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of India in 2020 were 2,437 million tonnes CO2 equivalent according to India's Fourth Biennial ...