Electric two-wheeler segment will be impacted most in initial phase of FAME-II scheme: Crisil

08 Apr 2019 Evaluate

Ratings agency Crisil in its latest report has said that electric two-wheeler segment would be impacted the most in the initial phase of the 'Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in India' (FAME-II) scheme with the exclusion of lead acid battery-powered such vehicles. It estimated that more than 95 percent of the electric two-wheeler models being produced now won’t be eligible for the incentive under FAME-II. It found that about 90 percent of the vehicles that availed of incentives under the FAME I scheme, which was operational between April 1, 2015, and March 31, 2019, were electric scooters.

According to the report, the phase two of FAME scheme, which is effective from April 1, will be implemented over a period of three years with a Rs 10,000 crore outlay, and will be applicable to vehicles with 'advanced batteries' (excluding lead acid ones). It noted that FAME-II continues to exclude lead acid battery-powered two-wheelers. Additionally, as per the latest eligibility criteria, it said that e-scooters ought to have a minimum range of 80 km per charge and minimum top speed of 40 kmph, along with riders on energy consumption efficiency, minimum acceleration and higher number of charging cycles. It observed that this further excludes more than 90 percent of the remaining lithium-ion battery-driven models from the subsidy.

Crisil further stated that earlier, the incentive for lithium ion battery-based two-wheelers stood at Rs 17,000 or Rs 22,000, based on the fuel savings potential and irrespective of the size of the battery. It also said that FAME-II has linked the demand incentive to the size of the battery, with the government providing Rs 10,000 per kWh of battery used for a two-wheeler. Besides, it stated that about 85 percent of the outlay would be as a demand incentive applicable to buses, passenger vehicles and three-wheelers registered for commercial usage and public transport, along with privately owned two-wheelers. 

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