Govt of India announced sales & registrations of EVs without batteries

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the government of India has announced the sales and registrations of electric vehicles without batteries to create an ecosystem to accelerate the uptake of the electric mobility in the country. 

Sales & registrations of EVs without batteries

As we all know that the cost of the battery itself accounts for 30-40% of the electric vehicle so the government decided to allow the electric vehicles to be registered without their batteries. With this decision the cost of the electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers to be lower than ICE two-wheeler and three-wheeler. The battery could be provided separately by the OEM or the energy service provider.

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“The government is striving to create an ecosystem to accelerate the uptake of electric mobility in the country. It is time to come together to work jointly to achieve the broader national agenda to reduce vehicular pollution and oil import bill. It will also provide opportunities for the sunrise industry.”

The prototype of the EV and the battery (regular or swappable) is required to be type approved by test agencies specified by the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.

“It is clarified that vehicles without batteries can be sold and registered based on the type approval certificate issued by the testing agency. It is further clarified that there is no need to specify the make/type or any other details of the battery for the purpose of registration,” the Centre’s letter added.

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