Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2.0:
The Delhi government notified its new Electric Vehicle Policy 2.0, with the policy likely to come into effect from 1st July 2026 and remain valid till 31st March 2030.
Key Provisions of Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2.0:
- The policy aims to make Delhi a leading electric mobility hub by focusing on high-polluting and high-use vehicle segments such as two-wheelers, three-wheelers, commercial goods vehicles, school buses, aggregator fleets and government transport fleets.
- It aims to achieve at least 30% electrification of Delhi’s total vehicle fleet by 31st March 2030, building on the success of the EV policy 2020, under which Delhi achieved around 14% EV penetration by 2025.
- From 1st January 2027, only electric three-wheelers and N1 category trucks will be registered in Delhi; from 1st April 2028, only electric two-wheelers will be registered.
- Already registered fossil-fuel vehicles will be allowed to complete their full lifecycle.
- School buses will have to convert at least 10% of their fleet to EVs within two years of notification of the policy, with a broader target of 30% electrification by 2030.
- The government has allocated ₹7,000 crore for policy implementation, with an overall investment plan of ₹15,000 crore, including charging infrastructure, purchase incentives and scrapping incentives.
- EV buyers will get purchase incentives, road tax exemption and registration fee waiver. Two-wheelers will receive incentives up to ₹30,000 in the first year, ₹20,000 in the second year and ₹10,000 in the third year. Three-wheelers will receive ₹50,000, ₹40,000 and ₹30,000 respectively, while N1 commercial trucks will get a subsidy up to ₹1 lakh in the first year.
- Scrapping incentives will be provided for vehicles below BS-IV emission norms, including around ₹10,000 for two-wheelers, ₹25,000 for three-wheelers, ₹1 lakh for four-wheelers, ₹50,000 for N1 trucks and ₹15,000 for Gramin Seva units completing their lifecycle.
- The policy plans to install more than 30,000 public charging points, with around ₹1,000 crore allocated for charging infrastructure.
- The Transport Department will act as the nodal agency for implementing the policy, while Delhi Transco Ltd. will develop charging infrastructure in coordination with the power department and distribution companies.
- Electric N2 trucks carrying loads between 3.5 and 12 tonnes will be exempted from “No Entry” timings for 10 years, but this benefit will apply only to the first 1,000 N2 trucks purchased within three months of policy notification.
- The policy clearly excludes hybrid vehicles from subsidies, as the government wants to focus only on pure EVs because of their zero-emission benefits.
