FAME 2.0 SCHEME - GOVERNMENT SCHEME
News: Electric buses
under FAME-II scheme to hit the streets
What's in the news?
● 7000
electric buses under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles
in India Phase (FAME)-II scheme that will hit the roads in cities of India by
next year.
● Of
all the electric buses under the scheme, over 3,000 e-buses are already operating.
FAME Scheme:
● The
Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles (FAME)
India was launched in 2015 under National
Electric Mobility Mission (NEMM). It aims at promoting eco-friendly
vehicles in the country.
Ministry:
● Department
of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy
Industries and Public Enterprises.
Objectives:
● Provide fiscal and
monetary incentives for adoption and market
creation of both hybrid and electric technologies vehicles in the country.
● Incentivize
all vehicle segments, including two-wheelers, three-wheeler auto, passenger
four-wheeler vehicle, light commercial vehicles and buses.
Mandate:
● Support
hybrid or electric vehicles market development and its manufacturing eco-system
in the country in order to achieve self-sustenance in stipulated period.
● It
covers hybrid and electric technologies like a strong hybrid, plug-in hybrid
and battery electric vehicles.
Four focused areas:
FAME 2.0:
● The
second phase is an expanded version of the first phase. FAME India Phase II has
a total outlay of Rs 10000 Crores over
the period of three years from 1st April 2019 to 2022.
Mandate:
● Boost
electric mobility and number of electric vehicles in commercial fleets.
● FAME-II
will cover buses using EV technology;
electric, plug-in hybrid and strong hybrid four wheelers; electric
three-wheelers including e-rickshaws and electric two-wheelers.
○ In
the 3-Wheel (W) and 4-Wheel (W) segment incentives will be applicable mainly to
vehicles used for public transport or registered for commercial purposes.
○ In
the 2-Wheel (W) segment, the focus will be on the private vehicles.
● Lithium-ion battery:
○ To
encourage advanced technologies, the benefits of incentives will be extended to
only those vehicles which are fitted with advanced batteries like a Lithium-Ion
battery and other new technology batteries.
● Charging infrastructure:
○ The
scheme proposes for the establishment of charging infrastructure, whereby about
2700 charging stations will be established in metros, other million plus
cities, smart cities and cities of Hilly states across the country so that
there will be availability of at least
one charging station in a grid of 3 km x 3 km.
○ Establishment
of Charging stations are also proposed on major highways connecting major city
clusters.
○ On
such highways, charging stations will be
established on both sides of the road at an interval of about 25 km each.