The accelerated adoption of electric vehicles is underpinned by significant initiatives undertaken by the public authorities. Such measures, aimed at reducing the price gap between electric vehicles and conventional vehicles, have been implemented across multiple geographies. They were announced in Norway as early as the 1990s, in the United States in 2009, and China in 2014. Mentioned below are the category-wise international best practices on developing and implementing electric mobility policies.The accelerated adoption of electric vehicles is underpinned by significant initiatives undertaken by the public authorities. Such measures, aimed at reducing the price gap between electric vehicles and conventional vehicles, have been implemented across multiple geographies. They were announced in Norway as early as the 1990s, in the United States in 2009, and China in 2014. Mentioned below are the category-wise international best practices on developing and implementing electric mobility policies.
Setting a
well-defined electric mobility roadmap
Setting clear
targets for implementation of electric mobility
Offering specific
and easily accessible incentives
Administrating the
implementation at the sub-national level
Roadmap for logistics charging infrastructure, including HDVs and inland shipping in 2021
Market expansion plan for battery-powered electric vehicles in 1976:Programmes to fund R&D of new technologies for 10 years over different phases Vehicle leasing programmes Development of HEVs and EVs EVs and PHVs roadmap to 2020
Chile Energy Roadmap 2018-2022: Increase the existing number of electric cars tenfold by 2022. Electrify 100% of public transport by 2040 Achieve a 40% penetration rate of electric cars in the private stock by 2050
Transport decarbonisation plan with commitments and actions to decarbonise the UK’s transport sector A delivery plan for the transition to zero emission cars and vans by 2035
100 percent electric vehicle sales in light-duty vehicles (LDVs) and public bus segments by 2025.
1 million EVs and plug-in-hybrids (PHVs) by 2020 as a part of EVs and PHVs roadmap to 2020
1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2020 (later extended to 2022)
Government’s car and van fleet to be 100% zero emission by 2027 At least 2,500 high powered chargepoints to be in place across the Strategic Road Network by 2030 Sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans to end by 2030 All new cars and vans to be 100% zero emission at the tailpipe by 2035
Exemption from registration tax, 1990 Free municipal parking, No charges on toll roads, Exemption from 25 percent VAT on purchase, 2001 and 2015, United Kingdom
EV chargepoint grants in homes, workplaces and on-street parking, Favourable company car tax rates and tax benefits for EVCI, Exemptions from Vehicle Excise Duty, Plug-in Car grant, Free and discounted parking
One-time purchase subsidy for electric cars, Planned reduction in purchase tax surcharges of electric cars
Rebate on the after-tax cost of an eligible new electric- or hydrogen-powered vehicle, Rebates to businesses and governments for new electric vehicle charging stations
Financial & non-financial incentives in addition to those at the federal government level. Clear and specific adoption targets set for the region
Provinces can adopt policies and incentives on top of existing incentives at the federal level, Québec government approved the 2020-21 budget allocating additional funding to support ZEVs deployment
Only one percent of local administrations implemented directives agreed under the 2015 Electric Mobility Act. Inadequate sub-national level implementation led to a slower uptake of electric vehicles than envisaged.
Funding to local authorities in the UK through the Go Ultra Low City Scheme for the select cities
