India, Sept. 11 -- The Odisha Government has drafted a new Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy-2025, targeting at least 50 per cent electric vehicles in all new registrations by 2030. The transport department notified the draft EV Policy-2025 on Tuesday, introducing new strategic interventions aimed at scaling up EV adoption, expanding the scope of eligible vehicles, incentivising private participation in charging infrastructure and leveraging real-time data for effective implementation. Aligned with these national efforts, the Odisha Electric Policy, 2021, came into force in September 2021, with an objective of the adoption of 20 per cent EVs in the next four years, a transport department official said.
"However, the target could not be achieved...