Lok Sabha Question No. 3472 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Production of EVs
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Arvind Ganpat Sawant

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3472 ANSWERED ON 10.08.2021

## PRODUCTION OF EVs

## 3472. SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES भारी उद्योग मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the number of companies that are manufacturing electric cars, scooters, motorcycles, bicycles, etc. in the country;
- (b) the details and the number of electric cars, scooters, etc. sold all over the country till date;
- (c) whether the pandemic has affected manufacturing of electric vehicles, if so the steps taken by the Government to increase production of electric vehicles;
- (d) the  efforts  made  by  the  Government  to  promote  the  manufacture  of  electric  cars, scooters, bicycles etc. in the country; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to have a policy framework and promote electric and hybrid vehicles?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

- (a): Sir,  the  Ministry  of  Heavy  Industries  formulated  a  Scheme  Faster  Adoption  and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric  Vehicles  in  India  (FAME  India)  Scheme  in  2015  to promote adoption of electric/ hybrid vehicles (xEVs) in the country.  At present, Phase-II of FAME India Scheme is being implemented for a period of 5 years w.e.f. 01 st April, 2019 with a  total  budgetary  support  of  Rs.  10,000  crores. This  phase  focusses  on  supporting electrification of public & shared transportation and aims to support, through subsidies, 7090 e-Buses, 5 lakh e-3 Wheelers, 55000 e-4 Wheeler Passenger Cars and 10 lakh e-2 Wheelers. As on 09 th August, 2021, 38 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of e-2W, e-3W & e4W have been registered under phase-II of FAME-India Scheme.
- (b): Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has informed that as per e-vahan portal, the details of electric vehicles registered in the country over the last three years is as under:

| Sl. No.   | Year                         | No. of electric vehicles   |
|-----------|------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1.        | 2018                         | 1,31,554                   |
| 2.        | 2019                         | 1,61,314                   |
| 3.        | 2020                         | 1,19,648                   |
| 4.        | 2021 (till 19 th July, 2021) | 1,04,806                   |
| Total     | Total                        | 5,17,322                   |

(c) to (e): Sir.  Under  FAME-II  scheme, the demand incentive for  e-2W is increased to Rs. 15,000/KWh from Rs. 10,000/KWh with an increase in cap from 20% to 40% of cost of vehicle  to  increase  adoption  of  e-2W.    Further,  the  phase-II  of  FAME-India  Scheme  is extended for a period of two years after 31 st March, 2022.

The,  following  initiatives  have  also  been  taken  up  by  the  Government  of  India  for promotion of electric vehicles in the country -

- i. The  Government  on  12 th May,  2021  approved  a  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI) scheme for manufacturing of Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) in the country in order to bring  down  prices  of  battery  in  the  country.    Drop  in  battery  price  will  result  in  cost reduction of electric vehicles.
- ii. GST on electric vehicles has been reduced from 12% to 5%; GST on chargers/ charging stations for electric vehicles has been reduced from 18% to 5%.
- iii. Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  (MoRTH)  announced  that  battery-operated vehicles will be given green license plates and be exempted from permit requirements.
- iv. MoRTH issued a notification advising states to waive road tax on EVs, which in turn will help reduce the initial cost of EVs.

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ANNEXURE-I

DETAILS OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS/ ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS REGISTERED UNDER PHASE-II OF FAME INDIA SCHEME

| Category   |   Category | Name of Manufacturers                        |
|------------|------------|----------------------------------------------|
|            |          1 | Ampere Vehicle Pvt. Ltd.                     |
|            |          2 | Ather Energy Pvt. Ltd.                       |
|            |          3 | Benling India Energy &Technology Pvt. Ltd.   |
|            |          4 | Hero Electric Vehicles Pvt. Ltd.             |
|            |          5 | Jitendra EV Tech Pvt. Ltd.                   |
|            |          6 | Li-ions Elecktrik Solutions Pvt. Ltd.        |
|            |          7 | Okinawa Auto Tech Pvt. Ltd.                  |
|            |          8 | Revolt Intellicorp Pvt. Ltd.                 |
|            |          9 | TVS Motor Company Ltd.                       |
|            |         10 | M/s. Tunwal E-motors Pvt. Ltd                |
|            |          1 | Champion Polyplast                           |
|            |          2 | Kinetic Green Energy and Power Solution Ltd. |
|            |          3 | Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd.              |
|            |          4 | Victory Electric Vehicles Intl. Pvt. Ltd.    |
|            |          5 | YC Electric Vehicle Pvt. Ltd                 |
|            |          6 | Best Way Agencies Pvt. Ltd.                  |
|            |          7 | Energy Electric Vehicles                     |
|            |          8 | Thukral Electric Bikes Pvt. Ltd              |
|            |          9 | M/S Saera Electri Auto Pvt. Ltd              |
|            |         10 | Khalsa Agency                                |
|            |         11 | Goenka Electric Motor Vehicles Pvt. Ltd.     |
|            |         12 | Atul Auto Ltd.                               |
|            |         13 | Dilli Electric Auto Pvt. Ltd                 |
|            |         14 | U P Telelinks Ltd                            |
|            |         15 | Piaggio Vehicles Pvt. Ltd.                   |
|            |         16 | Lohia Auto Industries                        |
|            |         17 | Avon Cycles Ltd.                             |
|            |         18 | Altigreen Propulsion Labs Pvt. Ltd.          |
|            |         19 | Keto Motors Pvt. Ltd.                        |
|            |         20 | Omega Seiki Pvt. Ltd.                        |
|            |         21 | Speego Vehicles Co. Pvt. Ltd.                |
|            |         22 | Etrio Automobiles Private Ltd.               |
|            |         23 | Grd Motors                                   |
|            |         24 | OmBalajee Automobile India Pvt Ltd           |
|            |         25 | Scooters India Limited                       |
|            |         26 | Mlr Auto Ltd                                 |
| e-4W       |          1 | Mahindra &Mahindra                           |
| e-4W       |          2 | Tata Motors                                  |

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