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UP pulls the plug on hybrid sops, backs electrics
Mint New Delhi
|October 20, 2025
The battle between electric and hybrid vehicles in India has taken a fresh turn, with Uttar Pradesh—the largest state offering incentives for hybrid cars—deciding to withdraw all financial benefits for hybrids and back only pure electric vehicles (EVs).
The move marks a policy win for homegrown EV makers Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra, and a setback for Japanese hybrid car manufacturers Toyota, Honda Cars and Maruti Suzuki.
UP’s high-level empowered electric vehicle committee (HLEEVO), led by state chief secretary Shashi Prakash Goyal took the decision at a meeting on 10 October.
“It was observed that incentives should be strategically implemented towards encouraging the indigenous manufacturing of pure electric vehicles and related technologies,” minutes of the meeting said, of which Mint has seen a copy.
Only Haryana and Chandigarh now have incentives for hybrids in place. Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan withdrew similar benefits earlier this year. Delhi’s policy, which proposes incentives for both EVs and hybrids, remains in draft stage.
This story is from the October 20, 2025 edition of Mint New Delhi.
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