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CAFE III Explained: India’s 2027 Fuel Rules Are an EV Mandate in Disguise

India’s CAFE III norms start April 2027, count each EV as three units, and just lost the small car conce

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EV Incentives Are Diverging Across India: PM E-DRIVE’s Two-Wheeler Subsidy Ends as Karnataka Rolls Back Its Road Tax Break

PM E-DRIVE’s two-wheeler subsidy ended July 31, Karnataka is rolling back its EV road tax exemption. Ful

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India’s New Traction Motor Localisation Rules for E-Buses and E-Trucks: What Changed on 1 September 2026

Six motor assembly processes must now happen in India for PM E-DRIVE eligibility. What the rules require, why

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India’s Rs 7,280 Crore Rare-Earth Magnet Scheme Explained: Why Every EV Motor Depends on China, the 2025 Scooter Production Cuts, the 20 Bidders From L&T to Neo, the 6,000-Tonne Target and When Indian Magnets Will Actually Reach EVs

India’s Rs 7,280 crore rare-earth magnet scheme explained: the China dependency, 2025 scooter cuts, 20 b

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Delhi’s EV Policy Mandates 100% Electric Cab and Auto Fleets: The Aggregator Deadlines for Ola, Uber, Rapido and Zomato

Delhi’s binding EV mandate for cab and delivery fleets, its 2023-2028 deadlines for Ola, Uber, Rapido an

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Should India Have a ZEV Mandate? What ICCT’s Amit Bhatt Argued at the Clean Transportation Summit, How the UK, California and China Mandates Work, Why ’30 Per Cent by 2030′ Is Not an Official Target, and What a Sales Quota Would Do to EV and Petrol Prices

ICCT’s Amit Bhatt says mandates, not subsidies, drive EV scale. What a ZEV mandate is, how the UK, Calif

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Is the PM E-DRIVE Subsidy Still Available in September 2026? Status of Every Component, the Rs 5,000 Cap, Eligibility Rules, and How to Claim the Aadhaar E-Voucher at the Dealer Step by Step

Current status of every PM E-DRIVE component, the Rs 5,000 two-wheeler cap, eligibility rules, the Aadhaar e-v

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India Has No Battery-Health Standard for Used EVs: What MoRTH’s Secretary Said at the e-FAST Summit, What AIS-156 and Battery Aadhaar Do and Don’t Cover, the EU’s February 2027 Passport and California’s 70 Per Cent Rule, and What Buyers Can Demand Today

India has no mandatory battery state-of-health disclosure for used EVs. What MoRTH said at the e-FAST Summit,

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AIS-156 and AIS-038 Rev 2 Explained: India’s EV Battery Safety Rules, the Thermal Propagation Test, the 2022 Two-Phase Rollout, the 2024-2026 Add-Ons and What Buyers Can Actually Check

What AIS-156 and AIS-038 Rev 2 require of every EV battery sold in India since 2023: thermal propagation tests

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AVAS Becomes Mandatory for New EV Models From 1 October 2026: What India’s Sound Rule Requires, the 50 to 75 dB Limits, Which Cars Already Comply and Why Scooters and E-Rickshaws Are Exempt

India’s AVAS rule takes effect 1 October 2026 for new EV models and October 2027 for existing ones. What

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CAFE-III Explained: India’s April 2027 Fuel-Efficiency Norms, the 3x EV Super Credit, Rs 2,500 to 4,500 Carbon Credits and Why Critics Say Only 8% EV Sales Are Needed

CAFE-III from 1 April 2027: 94.76 to 78.90 g CO2/km targets, 3x EV super credits, cut hybrid multipliers, etha

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State EV Purchase Subsidies in September 2026: Odisha Closes on 30 September, Assam Has Lapsed, Delhi Pays Rs 30,000 and Where Every Other State Stands

State EV purchase subsidy tracker for September 2026: Odisha’s Rs 1.5 lakh car subsidy ends 30 Sept, Ass

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GST on Electric Vehicles in India 2026: 5% on the Car, 18% on the Battery, 18% on Charging, and Why the Rates Differ

Every GST rate an Indian EV owner meets in 2026: 5% on the vehicle, 18% on standalone batteries and public cha

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EV Road Tax and Registration Exemptions by State, India 2026: Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana Deadlines and What’s Already Expired

A state-by-state guide to EV road tax waivers, deadlines in Telangana and Tamil Nadu, and why Section 80EEB no

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India’s Proposed Rs 9,852 Crore Heavy-Duty EV Scheme: 50,000 E-Buses, 50,000 E-Trucks and a Credit Guarantee to Fix the Financing Gap

MHI proposes a Rs 9,852 crore scheme for 100,000 heavy-duty EVs using interest subsidies and a credit guarante

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No Extension, No Clarity: What Happens Now That India’s EV Motor Localisation Deadline Has Passed

SIAM sought a 7-month extension on EV bus/truck motor localisation. The Sept 1 deadline passed with no answer.

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PM E-DRIVE Extended to March 2028 With Rs 11,900 Crore: E-Scooter Subsidy Halved to Rs 5,000, Delhi EV Policy 2026 and the September 1 Localisation Rule Explained

PM E-DRIVE extended to March 31, 2028 with Rs 11,900 crore but e-2W incentive halved to Rs 5,000. Plus Delhi E

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Karnataka Ends EV Tax Exemption in 2026: Where Every Indian State Stands on EV Road Tax

Karnataka now taxes electric cars and buses for life. See the full state-by-state EV road tax and subsidy pict

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PM E-DRIVE Subsidy Ending July 31, 2026: What Every EV Buyer Must Know Before the Deadline

PM E-DRIVE two-wheeler subsidy of ₹5,000 expires July 31, 2026. Complete guide to remaining EV subsidies, stat

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