Tata Motors vs Delhi govt: Court grants interim relief over delisting of Nexon EV
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TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Mar 10, 2021, 21:22 IST
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Wednesday granted interim relief to Tata Motors over the delisting of Nexon EV from the state government’s subsidy scheme for electric vehicles.
“The Delhi high court has issued notice on our writ and granted interim relief by directing a stay against the delisting of Nexon EV from Delhi government’s eligible list of vehicles. The HC has granted time to the Delhi government to file a counter affidavit in the matter,” Tata Motors informed in a statement.
Delhi HC stays Kejriwal govt order to scrap subsidy on Tata Nexon EV on low mileage claims
Tata Motors moved high court on March 9 after Kejriwal government decided to cut off subsidy on Tata Nexon EV, India s largest selling electric car, as several people complained about SUV failing to meet promised drive range
BusinessToday.In | March 11, 2021 | Updated 12:11 IST
Tata Motors had earlier termed the decision of the Delhi Transport Commission as unfortunate
In a temporary relief to homegrown auto major Tata Motors, the Delhi high court has issued a stay order on the Delhi government s decision to remove its electric compact SUV Tata Nexon EV from the list of electric cars that receive the subsidy. The court also gave the Delhi government time to file a counter affidavit on the matter.
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TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Mar 3, 2021, 17:05 IST
NEW DELHI: In a major setback to Tata Motors, the Delhi government on Tuesday temporarily suspended subsidy on Nexon EV based on complaints about sub-standard range performance.
Tata Nexon EV, the most-affordable electric SUV is priced between Rs 13.99 lakh and Rs 16.40 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The EV is fitted with a 30.2 kWh battery pack with a claimed range of up to 312 kilometres against one full charge.
Kailash Gahlot, Delhi transport minister, took to Twitter and said: “Delhi govt has decided to suspend subsidy on an EV car model, pending the final report of a Committee, due to complaints by multiple users of sub-standard range performance. We r committed to support EVs, but not at the cost of trust & confidence of citizens in claims by manufacturers.”