Hybrids face uphill drive to sops in Uttar Pradesh; Only FAME II-certified vehicles to benefit from state scheme

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

hybrid vehicles in Uttar Pradesh may not be able to immediately take advantage of benefits under a promotional scheme that was announced July 5. The state transport authority has informed manufacturers in a July 9 letter that the benefits under the state scheme would apply to vehicles certified under the central government’s flagship Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME II) incentive programme.
ET has seen the letter. Senior industry executives said the state is considering linking incentives on hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs) to guidelines outlined in FAME II. Some car makers had raised objections to the incentives for hybrids announced by Uttar Pradesh as they feel any state policies not aligned with those of the Centre will be ad hoc and create confusion.

“The state transport authority is unlikely to give a blanket exemption and is considering specifying a price cap incentivising only certain categories of strong hybrids,” a person aware of the discussions told ET. “The eligibility criteria for these vehicles and the guidelines for implementation are likely to be linked to FAME II.”

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FAME II had extended incentives to 55,000 electric cars and hybrid vehicles priced up to Rs 15 lakh and used only for commercial purposes, such as taxi services.

The Uttar Pradesh Industries Department had announced July 5 it will waive registration charges on hybrid and plug-in