The Delhi Government extended its current EV policy to 31 March 2026 earlier last month. Initially, scheduled to expire in August 2023, Delhi’s EV policy has been extended multiple times. It has now come to light that the new Delhi EV policy will be implemented as early as February 2026.
Delhi’s transport minister Pankaj Kumar Singh has confirmed the same at a recent convention for the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). He said that the new policy can come into effect even before February. He added that policy will be brought into the public after completing the planning process and consultation with the public.
Singh assured that the people of Delhi will like the policy and the government will take further steps towards promoting EV adoption. The minister further emphasized that the final framework will include measures such as enhanced incentives, scrappage programs, and tax relief, though specific details will only be revealed upon the official announcement.
EVs have become a key solution to curb vehicular emissions in the national capital region (NCR), which is notorious for its poor Air Quality Index (AQI) and persistent pollution. The conditions worsens with the onset of stubble burning in October, rendering the capital’s air nearly unbreathable and compounding the impact of trafficrelated emissions. The minister highlighted that the government is actively expanding charging infrastructure across the city—under flyovers, in outer Delhi, and through partnerships with property owners.
The Delhi government plans to transition major vehicle categories—including twowheelers, threewheelers, public transport, and freight carriers—towards zero emissions. As part of the next phase of EV adoption, the policy proposes banning the registration of new fuelbased or internal combustion engine vehicles.
It provides subsidies of up to Rs 30,000 for electric twowheelers and includes the installation of 13,200 public charging stations across the capital. Additionally, an exclusive subsidy is offered for women—the first 10,000 licensed women EV twowheeler buyers can receive Rs 12,000 per kWh, capped at Rs 36,000.
There are plenty of rumours going around about the provisions of the new Delhi EV policy. A previous report by CNBC TV18 suggested that the draft Delhi EV Policy 2.0 offers the same waiver to hybrid vehicles as fullyelectric vehicles. The report stated that the draft Delhi EV Policy will provide road tax and registration concession on hybrid vehicles. This sparked concerns among automakers who invested heavily on the development of EVs.
A separate Reuters report noted that the draft Delhi EV Policy 2.0 proposes capping the number of fossil fuel cars per household, allowing only up to two ICE vehicles. Any third car purchased would be required to be a batterypowered EV. We will get to know about the actual provisions when the new policy is enacted early next year.
