Government offers up to Rs 9.6 lakh worth of incentives on electric truck purchase
NEW DELHI: Union minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday launched the first scheme to provide customer facing incentives on purchase of electric trucks of up to Rs 9.6 lakh per vehicle as part of govt's PM E-DRIVE initiative, which has earmarked Rs 500 crore for electric trucks out of its Rs 10,900 crore outlay.
"Diesel trucks, though constituting only 3% of the total vehicle population, contribute to 42% of transport-related greenhouse gas emissions and significantly worsen air pollution. This pioneering scheme ...represents India's first dedicated support for electric trucks. It will drive our nation toward sustainable freight mobility," minister for heavy industries and steel Kumaraswamy said.
The scheme reserves incentives for approximately 1,100 e-trucks registered in Delhi, which will address the air quality concerns in the national capital. An approximate outlay of Rs 100 crore has been earmarked for this, officials said. Scrapping of old polluting trucks is mandatory to avail incentives for e-trucks.
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"Diesel trucks, though constituting only 3% of the total vehicle population, contribute to 42% of transport-related greenhouse gas emissions and significantly worsen air pollution. This pioneering scheme ...represents India's first dedicated support for electric trucks. It will drive our nation toward sustainable freight mobility," minister for heavy industries and steel Kumaraswamy said.
The scheme reserves incentives for approximately 1,100 e-trucks registered in Delhi, which will address the air quality concerns in the national capital. An approximate outlay of Rs 100 crore has been earmarked for this, officials said. Scrapping of old polluting trucks is mandatory to avail incentives for e-trucks.
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India has one of the Best Technology in the world to drastically reduce the Air Pollution, Energy, Fuel and Emission from Automobiles (Motor/Battery Power and Electricity for EVs), by getting rid of Energy Wasting Friction Brakes.. .Our Automobiles made a Huge Energy Mistake right from their creation more than a century and a half ago, of not recovering the Kinetic Energy while braking and using a lot of New Energy, Engine Power, and Fuel for the Next Acceleration. This Simple Energy Mistake has unfortunately remained in all Automobiles even after a Century of Motoring and many Oil Crisis and Wars, as well as the huge Air Pollution and Climate Crisis; but is sadly being repeated even in those Electric Vehicles, with even the Latest of our Green Automobiles still using Energy Wasting Friction Brakes!, that too on all their (F&R) wheels.. .A Drastic Reduction in Energy, Fuel and Emission from Automobiles (Motor/Battery Power, Electricity for EVs), is possible by getting rid of their Energy Wasting Friction Brakes and using a `Smart Transmission' that Recover most of their Kinetic Energy while Braking, and re-using that same Energy (Stored in Wheels, Axles or Transmission), for powering the Next Acceleration!. ..just like in a pull-back Toy Car!. ..Trrrr (Braking), ..Vroom (Free Acceleration!); or How to reduce the Emission from Automobiles, with or without going Electric and All the Rare Earth Minerals!.. .Now imagine if Diesel Vehicles do not have to use the Engine and Fuel (at all) for the initial Acceleration (that overloads the Diesel Engine and result in heavy smoke emission during the initial Acceleration), and Petrol Vehicles do not have to Revv. for initial Acceleration, and Hybrids become Double Hybrids, and EVs can Accelerate without using any of the Battery Power! (and making Hydrogen Mobility a reality sooner than we think!).. .A Unique Energy Saving (Energy Storing) Transmission Technology that Recover, Store and Reuse the Braking Energy and offer a completely Energy, Fuel, and Emission Free Acceleration for All our Automobiles (Battery Free Acceleration for the EVs!), was shown at the AutoExpo2000, New Delhi, 25 years ago!.. .A Simple realization by Automakers that @ Coil spring can act as Motor, Generator, Battery/ Ultra-Capacitor in one simple object, to Recover, Store and Re-use the Braking Energy, can greatly reduce the Energy, Fuel and Emission from All Automobiles (Motor/Battery Power and Electricity for the EVs!).. .Time for Automakers to get rid of Energy Wasting Friction Brakes from Energy Guzzling Electric Vehicles, and thereby reduce a lot of Battery Power and Electricity; if not also from the rest of Automobiles that use Engine and Fuel and thereby reduce the Air Pollution and Emission from all Automobiles; but by doing so, reduce the Burden on Electric Vehicles, Electric Grid, Gas and the Governments (Tax rebates/Subsidies for the EVs).Read allPost comment
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