Archive · 7 Sep 2025
Electric Truck Incentive Scheme Stalled by Scrapping Mandate
India's plan to get more electric trucks on the road is off to a slow start.
The government offers money to help people buy these trucks, but not many are using it.
This is because the government wants buyers to get rid of old, polluting trucks first.
However, it's hard to do this because the process of getting rid of old trucks isn't working well yet.
This is a problem because trucks that use gas make up a small part of all the vehicles in India but cause a lot of pollution.
Private companies offer loans to buy electric trucks without this rule, and they are having more success.
The government wants more electric trucks to help the environment, but the current rules are making it difficult.
The PM E-Drive scheme, aimed at promoting electric trucks, is facing hurdles.
No incentives have been claimed despite record sales of e-trucks in August.
The scrapping certificate mandate is a key issue for claiming incentives.
The government allocated ₹500 crore for zero-emission trucks.
Private lending schemes do not have the same mandate and are seeing a positive response.
- Who
- The Indian government and electric truck buyers.
- What
- The PM E-Drive scheme, which provides incentives for electric truck purchases, is facing challenges.
- When
- The scheme was notified, and record sales of e-trucks occurred in August.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- Due to the requirement of scrapping certificates, hindering the claim of incentives.
- Scheme Name
- PM E-Drive
- Scheme Allocation
- ₹500 crore
- Incentive Range
- ₹2.7 lakh - ₹9.6 lakh per truck
- Incentive Basis
- ₹5,000 per kWh of battery capacity
- Scrapping Requirement
- Mandatory for claiming incentives
- Eligible Trucks
- Medium and heavy goods carriers (N2 and N3)
- Scheme Extension
- Extended to FY28 for trucks, buses, and charging infrastructure