Lok Sabha Question No. 1750 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Vehicles on Clean Fuels
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: BHARAT SINGH, AJAY (TENI) MISRA, LAKHAN LAL SAHU, NAGARAJAN P.

be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government in  collaboration  with  the  Private  Sector  has  prepared/proposes  to prepare any action plan to launch more indigenous and clean fuel e-vehicles keeping in view the increasing  pollution,  oil  consumption  and  expenditure  spending  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the details thereof and the guidelines in this regard;

(b) the extent to which burden on the Government exchequer is likely to be reduced and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c)  whether  vehicle  manufactures  have  started  manufacturing  such  vehicles  and  the  measures being taken by the Government;

(d)  whether the Government has taken a decision to exempt the bio-fuel driven vehicles from permit and if so, the details thereof; and

(e)  whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  timeframe  for  running  all  the  vehicles  on  bio-fuel electricity?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a)  to  (d)  With  a  view  to  provide  impetus  to  the  manufacturing  of  Electric  vehicles  the Government has formulated a Mission Plan for electric vehicles (including hybrid vehicles) viz. National  Electric  Mobility  Mission  Plan  2020  (NEMMP  2020).  As  part  of  the  mission, Department  of  Heavy  Industry  has  notified  a  FAME  India  Scheme  [Faster  Adoption  and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India] for implementation with effect from 1st April  2015.  As  per  the  scheme,  specific  projects/proposal  received  under  the  different  focus areas  namely  Technology  Development  (R&D);  Pilot  Projects;  Charging  Infrastructure  are funded by the Government. The Phase-I of this scheme, which was originally for a period of 2 years  commencing  from  1st  April,  2015,  has  been  extended  till  31st  March,  2019  or  till Notification of FAME-II, whichever is earlier.

To promote alternative  clean  fuels  and  e-vehicles  the  Government  has  taken  proactive steps to promote environment friendly vehicles which are innovative, ushering in proactive use of natural resources keeping in view the increasing pollution, oil consumption and expenditure in

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1750

ANSWERED ON 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## VEHICLES ON CLEAN FUELS

1750.  SHRI BHARAT SINGH: SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI: SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU: SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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the  country.  The  Government  has  issued  various  notifications  specifying  mass  emission standards for Compressed Natural Gas, Biodiesel(B-100), flex-fuel (E 85) or (E100) and ethanol (ED 95), LNG and flex-fuel Methanol M15 or M100, Methanol MD 95 and duel fuel vehicles. The Government has also mandated mass emission standard for BS-VI throughout the country with effect from 1 st April 2020.

Further, for promotion of electric vehicles, Government has notified for retro-fitment of hybrid electric system or electric kit to vehicles and has specified the type approval procedure of electric  hybrid  vehicles.  The  Government  has  notified  that  the  registration  mark  for  Battery Operated Vehicles to be on a Green background. The Government, vide S.O. 5333(E) dated 18th October,  2018  has  also  granted  exemption  to  the  Battery  Operated  Transport  Vehicles  and Transport Vehicles running on Ethanol and Methanol fuels from the requirements of permit.

(e)  No, Madam. No such timeframe has been fixed.

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