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FAME-II Rules to Impact Electric Scooters Negatively

April 9, 2019 by Bike India Team Leave a Comment

We take a look at the new electric scooters from Ather and their features.

The Ministry of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprise is looking at having 10,000 electric two-wheelers on Indian roads by 2030, and has allocated a total of Rs. 10,000 crore as subsidies for EV buyers.

The FAME-II scheme has kicked in from 1 April 2019 and aims to boost the sale of electronic vehicles (EVs) to 40 per cent by the year 2030, from the existing 1 per cent. As per the latest notification on FAME-II scheme, 10,000 electric two-wheelers, 5 lakh electric three-wheelers, 35,000 electric four-wheelers and 7,090 electric buses shall be eligible for subsidies.

The twist in the tale is that, for a two-wheeler to be eligible for subsidy under the FAME-II scheme, it needs to be powered by lithium-ion cells as lead-acid-powered vehicles have been excluded from the scheme, additionally two-wheelers must have a minimum top-speed of 40 km/h and a minimum range of 80 kilometres per charge and, last but not the least, they are required to have at least 50 per cent locally-produced components. Furthermore, only Indian made electric four-wheelers shall be eligible for subsidies under this scheme.

The stringent FAME-II criteria preclude a substantial number of electric-powered vehicles from availing subsidies under the scheme. A recent report by research group CRISIL estimates that 95 per cent of existing electric two-wheelers shall not be eligible for subsidies under the FAME-II scheme, while incentives were offered on all battery-powered vehicles under the FAME-I scheme which was operational between April 1, 2015, and March 31, 2019.

”Our assessment of the product portfolio of various EV manufacturers indicates that the electric two-wheeler segment would be impacted the most by FAME-II rules. We believe more than 95 per cent of the electric two-wheeler models being produced now will not be eligible for an incentive under FAME-II,” Crisil said in its note issued on Sunday.

Having been caught off-guard by the new eligibility criteria, EV manufacturers are expected to upgrade their existing vehicles along with the necessary level of localization.

Okinawa Praise electric scooter

Speaking about these developments, Pankaj Tiwari, Business Development Head, Avan Motors, said, ”As the Government is aiming to achieve a sale of 10 lakh units of EVs in the next three years, it must also provide the people with continuous subsidies on the EV segment for a significant period of time. That is, the success of this initiative will largely depend on how much feasible and affordable the Government manages to make the accessibility of EVs to the masses. Conversely, cutting down the subsidy will negatively impact the sale of two-wheeler EVs, causing it to estimated drop by more than 50 per cent of the current volume which stands at 1.2 lakhs.”

According to Tiwari, vehicle specifications that are mentioned under the current policy could almost double the cost of EVs. The additional cost will result from the procuring of required vehicular components from suppliers on low volume.

(Also read: Okinawa Praise Road Test Review)

m.salvi@nextgenpublishing.net'

Bike India Team – who has written 1011 posts on Bike India.


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