Kerala Electric Vehicle Policy 2019 Draft

"Embrace electric mobility as a tool to promote shared mobility and clean transportation while also ensuring environmental sustainability, pollution reduction, energy efficiency, and conservation, as well as creating an ecosystem for EV component manufacturing in Kerala."

Kerala EV Policy Highlights

·         Key focus on growing internal manufacturing ecosystem, thereby shifting from an import-dependent ecosystem to a consumption-driven economy.

·         Attracting the vehicle owners to shift to shared mobility.

·         Time of the Day (ToD) tariff will be made applicable for all Public Charging Stations (PCS), Bulk Charging Stations (BCS) and all charging infrastructures having Connected Load / Contract Demand above a specific limit.

·         ToD tariff is expected to diversify the consumption behaviors of the consumer as differential tariffs will be charged between the peak and off-peak hours.

·         20 PCS/BCS each and 150 swapping outlets for 2/3 Wheelers shall be set up in the initial pilot districts in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, and Kozhikode by KSEBL

·         In major cities, charging stations are to be made available in a grid of 3 kmx3 km. On Highways and Major Roads, it is to be at every 25 km.