Electric, strong hybrid car sales slow down in UP as road tax returns

Electric and strong hybrid car sales in Uttar Pradesh (UP) slowed on Tuesday as dealers and automakers awaited clarity from the state government after the road tax exemption expired on October 13, Business Standard has learnt.

- DEEPAK PATEL

The slowdown follows the end of the initial three-year period of UP’s Electric Vehicle Manufacturing & Mobility Policy. Until Monday, electric and strong hybrid vehicles enjoyed a 100 per cent waiver on road tax and registration fees. From Tuesday, the exemption was available only to electric and strong hybrid vehicles manufactured or assembled in UP.

As there are no car manufacturing plants in UP right now, all buyers of electric and strong hybrid cars in the state face the usual 9-11 per cent road tax.