Maharashtra Has Deferred Implementation of New Electric Vehicle Policy Till 2023. Here’s Why
Maharashtra, which was one of the first states in the country to design and notify an Electric Vehicles policy, has now decided to put the policy on hold for a year.As said in the policy draft: “Starting April 2022, all new govt. vehicles (owned/leased) operating within the major cities to be electric.”Various government departments objected to the proposal, citing lack of suitable charging stations for these vehicles across the state and raising concerns about how the EVs would perform in isolated areas, where road…