The state is offering 100 percent rebate on registration fees for strong hybrid electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

The move will benefit hybrid cars offered by automakers like Maruti, Toyota and Honda.

Raghav Arora, co-founder and CTO of Static, told IANS that this is an important step towards promoting eco-friendly cars.

“As an EV charging company, we appreciate this initiative to make sustainable vehicles more accessible. This proactive effort by the government will encourage people to move towards EVs, which will be in line with India's broader goals of reducing carbon emissions and adopting green technology,” Arora said.

Since this is an amendment to the existing EV policy, the exemption in registration cost will be valid till October 2025.

According to Ankit Sharma, Co-Founder and Director, Vidyut Materials, as a startup focused on producing cathode active material (CAM) for lithium-ion batteries in EVs, they support this initiative to increase the affordability of sustainable mobility. Are.

"These actions promote wider adoption of electric vehicles, boosting India's efforts to reduce carbon emissions and adopt environmentally sustainable technologies," Sharma said.