The draft is ready for deliberation, and NITI Aayog has invited comments on it by June 5.
Government think-tank NITI Aayog on Thursday released a draft battery swapping policy under which all metropolitan cities with a population of more than 40 lakh would be given priority for development of battery swapping network under the first phase.
The commission, in its draft policy, further said that state capitals, union territory headquarters and cities with a population of more than 5 lakh would be covered under the second phase, considering the importance in the development of two-wheeler and three-wheeler segments of cities.
As per the draft policy, vehicles with swappable batteries will be sold without batteries, thereby passing on the benefit of lower purchase cost to potential EV owners.
It said that any person or entity is free to set up battery swapping stations at any location, provided the specified technical, safety and performance standards are adhered to.
Keeping in view the space constraints in urban areas for setting up large scale charging stations, the Finance Minister in his budget speech 2022-23 had announced that the Center will focus on battery swapping policy and interoperability to improve efficiency in the EV ecosystem. standards will be introduced.
In this regard, NITI Aayog held an inter-ministerial discussion in February 2022 to prepare a robust and comprehensive battery swapping policy framework, according to an official statement.
It also conducted an extensive pre-draft stakeholder discussion with a wide spectrum of stakeholders representing battery swapping operators, battery manufacturers, vehicle OEMs, financial institutions, think tanks and other experts.
The draft is ready for deliberation, and NITI Aayog has invited comments on it by June 5.
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