the tamil nadu government is all set to give a fresh charge to its electric vehicle ev ecosystem by updating policy in february the new policy has taken cues from other top ev hubs such as maharashtra gujarat and karnataka this includes demandside incentives a wider range of supply side carrots incentives for charging infrastructure as well as policy nudges to transform the current pool of diesel light commercial vehicles into electricnearly all of this is in line with what stakeholders have been demanding the new policy needs to subsidise retrofitting of twoand threewheelers this will encourage the large number of internal combustion engine ice threewheelers to switch to electric says iit madras professor and ev evangelist ashok jhunjhunwala sources in government say the new policy will in fact offer some incentives for retrofitting especially commercial vehicles this is intended to make tns ev outlook more comprehensive and competitivethe new ev policy will also do a rethink on state subsidy to add to the fame 2 incentives this is something a number of states especially haryana are adopting to fasttrack electric mobility already the tamil nadu government has announced road tax carrots for evs as part of demandside incentives this is expected to expedite the adoption of electric vehicles and promote the growth of theev ecosystem industry hopes to see more policies on the manufacturing front that will aid further development says suhas rajkumar founderceo of simple energy which has just inaugurated its new plant at shoolagiri with an initial investment of 100 crore the new policy will also increase incentives on the supply side to ensure tn stays on a par with karnataka maharashtra and gujarat say state government sourcescarrots aside what industry really wants is predictability what we are looking for are midterm and longterm policies from all state governments so that industry knows the roadmap for the next 24 years at least some states have taken the lead with electric mobility supporting two and threewheelers but now personal cars should also be promoted also state governments can support financing or leasing of evs for b2b usage says sohinder gill director general of society of manufacturers of electric vehiclesalong with demand and manufacturing benefits charging infrastructure will also get a boost in the new ev policy say sources the government is mulling incentives on battery charging and swapping but only for public charging and swapping stations private charging stations of cab aggregators will also qualify for benefitsthats directly in line with industry demands as well for public charging stations the return on investment will be a problem till footfalls grow substantially so this segment needs support if the government wants to boost ev adoption says amit gupta business head energy infrastructure solutions delta electronics india delta he adds has already built 7000 chargers and is now focusing on green charging stations which use renewable energy sourcesbut beyond the threeway focus of consumption carrots ev manufacturing incentives and charging network support industry is also looking for some support for