Car buyers in Uttar Pradesh (UP) who are considering hybrid vehicles can now rejoice as the state government has waived road tax on strong hybrid cars and SUVs. Effective immediately, the on-road prices of cars like the Toyota Hyryder SUV, Hycross MPV, Honda City hybrid, Maruti Grand Vitara, and Invicto will reduce considerably.
The relaxation comes as an amendment to the state’s current EV policy. This benefit will be valid to all strong hybrid cars. Customers buying PHEVs can avail this tax relaxation before October 2025.
The demand for strong hybrids has not been significant since they are considerably more expensive than their non-hybrid counter parts. However, strong hybrids are fuel efficient and environment friendly. However, the PHEVs are outselling pure EVs as they do not depend on charging infrastructure to run long distances. This means that the government might push people to buy PHEVs as EVs are not a popular choice among buyers.
We can say that the UP government is only the first state to bring this change. There will be more states that will follow suite in the coming moths. This will boost sales of the PHEVs in the coming days.
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