EV Sales: "The linear extrapolation of registrations leads to us not hitting the 15 million by 2030, that is true," Economy Minister Robert Habeck said in response to a question from reporters at an event in Berlin.
Fuel taxes have five distinctive advantages for governments: They establish a direct link between road usage and payment; they collect lots of money; they are simple and cheap to manage; taxpayers largely accept them as fair; and finally, they are difficult to evade
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Managing Director Shailesh Chandra stated that only zero-emission cars can contribute towards reducing air pollution, cutting fuel imports, and achieving net zero targets. He emphasized that hybrid cars do not align with these objectives, as they run on polluting fossil fuel and cannot be compared to pure electric vehicles (EVs).
Lohia: A comprehensive policy on the components for Electric Vehicles (EV), inclusion of commercial vehicles for incentives, clarity on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on spare parts and consistency on the policy front, are the expectations of industry players from the forthcoming Interim Budget for transition from petrol/diesel vehicles to EVs.