Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)

Alternate fuel for surface Transportation Programme

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Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing broad research, design, development, and demonstration programme on Alternate Fuels for Surface Transportation (AFST). MNRE had issued guidelines/scheme on 12th November 2010. A provision was made to provide Central Financial Assistance (CFA) as a subsidy to the end-users for purchasing of new indigenous battery-operated vehicles (2, 3, and 4 wheelers).

Battery operated vehicles (BOVs) must have test report certifications from Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) or Vehicles Research Development Establishment (VRDE) or International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT). The Ministry has supported 47,000 BOVs of different models of different carrying capacity.

Additionally, MNRE has also been supporting broad based research, design, development, and demonstration programme for the development of motor, controller, charger, chassis, battery, and battery management system, etc., as per the research and development guidelines of the Ministry. The Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Department of Heavy Industry has set up a National Council for Electric Mobility (NCEM) and a National Board for Electric Mobility (NBEM) for mission mode approach to expand electric mobility and manufacture of electric vehicles (including hybrid) and their components. MNRE is a permanent member in the NCEM as well as in the NBEM.