New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- It's been a year since the launch of the government's flagship e-mobility scheme, PM E-drive, that included purchase incentives for green ambulances. Yet, the subsidy math for ambulances, among the highest fuel-guzzlers on Indian roads, remains unsolved and commercial models are still to enter production. To break the logjam, the Centre plans to start at the ground level by consulting states to assess the demand for electric and hybrid ambulances, the operating costs and other parameters that will determine the structure of the subsidy, two officials familiar with the development said.

The Rs.10,900-crore PM E-drive scheme, launched last October, has witnessed a good uptake from the two and three-wheeler segments, ...