Odisha 10th State To Have Electric Vehicle Policy, Only 0.06% Electric Vehicles-On-Road

Odisha today joined nine other states in the country to have a full-fledged policy for the sunrise sector - the electric vehicles. The State has set an ambitious target of accomplishing 20 electric vehicles per 100 vehicle registration when as of date, the electric vehicles carve only 0.06 percent of total vehicles on road in the State.

As per a Niti Aayog report, Odisha has a total fleet of 4831 electric vehicles (EV) on road. EV's with a battery capacity of 2W takes a lion share of 75 percent. A total of 3682 2W EV's are on Odisha roads. Due to the low density of EV, the State has only 18 EV charging stations at present.

The State seems to be a late starter in EV transport sector, as neighbouring states like Bihar and Chhattisgarh have a higher electric vehicle density of 26,469 and 5,969, respectively.   

The Highlights

• Waived road tax and registration fee
• Financial incentives for manufacturers
• Focus on R and D on EV and battery
• speaks of promoting electric vehicles and components
• No information about EV charging.

Comparative Analysis: Odisha has a Long Way to Go

• The EV policy of Andhra Pradesh has highly focused on promoting supply (manufacturing) and EV charging stations/ battery swapping stations. The policy does not envisage any subsidy or incentives to EV buyers. But Delhi provides so.
• In Andhra Pradesh, the government has decided to declare 4 Model Electric Mobility (EM) cities - Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Amaravati and Tirupati.
• The neighbouring State declared to have an all-electric bus fleet by 2029
• The policy calls for phasing out of all ICE based commercial fleets and logistic vehicles by 2030
• In Delhi, the government has set a target of registering 25 percent of new vehicles as EVs by 2024
• The Delhi EV policy calls for the Induction of 1000 e-buses by 2020. Also, it has resolved to make all delivery service provider go 100 per cent electric by 2025.
• As per Uttar Pradesh EV policy, the State targets10 Lakh EVs by 2024
• The State also sets the bar of 5 GWh storage manufacturing in the next 5 years and 2 lakh EV charging and swapping stations by 2024
• The EV policy of UP calls for the induction of 1000 e-buses by 2030