Electric vehicles to get green number plates

by IndianAuto Team | 14/08/2018
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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has announced that all-electric vehicles will get new green-backed registration plates and private ones will get the white numbering.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has announced that all-electric vehicles in India will soon get new green-backed registration plates. Private vehicles will have a white numbering while commercial vehicles will have yellow numbers and letters on a green backing.

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Private vehicles will have a white numbering while commercial vehicles will have yellow numbers and letters on a green backing.

The Central government, in this May 2018, had given an approval for green license plates bearing numbers in white fonts for private electric vehicles (EVs) and yellow for taxis. According to the government, this decision is considered a part of the government’s move to encourage people to take to using EVs. 

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This decision is considered a part of the government’s move to encourage people to take to using EVs. 

Speaking on the decision, Union Minister, Nitin Gadkari said, 

"The government has approved distinctive green licence plates for electric vehicles to encourage people to use electric vehicles. Such vehicles will be fitted with green licence plates bearing numbers in white fonts for private cars and yellow font for taxis. Exemption from permit will be a game changer as restricted permit regime is a major concern. E-rickshaw growth is attributable to the permit exemption and there is scope to extend the exemption to the e-buses, e-taxis, e-autos and e-bikes. E-auto and e-buses may have a big impact since getting a new permit are extremely difficult."

Addition to the special plates, the government is also proposing for the individuals between the age of 16-18 who currently only allowed to ride mopeds under 50cc, now to allow to ride electric scooters without a license. 

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