Abstract:

Government with a view to making Andhra Pradesh one of the major hubs for electric mobility introduced the “Electric Mobility Policy 2018-23” after extensive consultations with stakeholders, Industrial Associations and Industrial experts.

This Policy aims to support every aspect of Electric Mobility and accelerating adoption of Electric Vehicles that eventually lead to a healthier climate. According to the policy, AP will have 1 lakh slow and fast charging stations, 10 lakh EVs and all forms of government vehicles, including vehicles under government corporations, boards and government ambulances etc. will be converted to electric vehicles by 2024. To provide 60,000 jobs to youth in the next five years along with phasing out all fossil fuel-based commercial fleets and logistics vehicles in top 4 cities by 2024 and all cities by 2030 reaching a target of 30,000 crores investments are the main targets of this EV Policy.