Kerala Electric Vehicle Policy

Objective

– Embrace electric mobility as a tool to promote clean transportation

– Create an ecosystem for manufacturing EV components in the State

– Target to have 1 million EVs by year 2022

– Promote shared mobility and clean transportation

Demand Incentives

– Priority conversion of 3-wheelers and transport buses to electric

– Introducing electric boats as well as electric propulsion in house boats

– Incentive of ₹30,000 or 25% subsidy for e-3Ws procured from empanelled vendors

– Exemption from toll charges and parking

– Entire fleet of State Road transport corporation to be electric by year 2025

Charging Infrastructure

– 25% capital subsidy (maximum ₹10 lakhs) for first 100 charging stations with DC charger (100 V and above) and ₹30,000 for first 300 stations with DC charger (below 100 V)

– 25% capital subsidy (maximum ₹10 lakhs) for first 50 battery swapping stations

– 20 Public Charging stations (PCS) and Bulk charging stations (BCS) each and 150 swapping stations for 2/3 wheelers in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulum, Kozhikode

– KSRTC to set up charging stations at their bus depots

– Oil marketing companies and public / private energy operators will be permitted to set up PCS and BCS on their own

– Priority electricity connection to public charging stations

– Incentive for setting up charging stations in existing private / malls / commercial buildings

– Charging stations at every 25 kms on highways and roads connecting major cities

– All new non-residential buildings with more than 10 equivalent car spaces (ECS) shall have at least 20% EV spots with adequate infrastructure

– All new residential complexes and colonies having 10 ECS spots to make 100% demarcation for ECS parking with adequate infrastructure

Skill Development and R&D

– Centre of Excellence for EV and autonomous vehicles (AV)

– Curriculum update for EV and AV in technical schools

– Capacity building program for EV and AV industry

The policy shall remain valid for 5 years from the date of notification. The date of notification of the policy is 10 March 2019.

Link to policy document