Key Features of Telangana’s EV Policy
The coverage, efficient from Monday, supplies a 100 per cent exemption from highway tax and registration charges for EVs for 2 years, till December 31, 2026. The new coverage has eliminated the earlier cap of 5,000 EVs restrict, encouraging wider adoption.
The tax exemptions cowl a spread of automobiles, together with two-wheelers, four-wheelers, business passenger automobiles (taxis and vacationer cabs), three-seater auto-rickshaws, electrical tractors, and electrical buses. Under the scheme, two-wheelers can save as much as Rs. 15,000, whereas four-wheelers can save as much as Rs. 3 lakh in taxes and charges. Electric buses operated by personal firms for worker transport will even profit from these exemptions.
Government Initiatives to Support EV Adoption
Minister Prabhakar confirmed that the federal government will collaborate with EV producers to develop charging infrastructure in city areas, cities, and alongside state and nationwide highways. A automobile scrappage coverage concentrating on automobiles older than 15 years is underneath growth.
The coverage contains plans to interchange almost 3,000 diesel buses within the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation space with electrical buses in phases.
Vision for a Greener Telangana
The Congress-led state authorities underneath Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has prioritised decreasing air pollution in Hyderabad and surrounding areas. Prabhakar urged residents contemplating new automobile purchases to go for EVs to assist this initiative for cleaner air and environmental preservation.
