India 's government is pushing for 15 percent of new vehicle sales to be battery-powered models within 2015 . (Reporting by Aditi Shah and Sudarshan Varadhan; Writing by Promit Mukherjee; editing by David Evans) Subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs) sold for personal use are not anticipated, but incentives could be provided to boost sales of commercial EVs, said EV minister Nitin Gadkari . Owners would also be exempt from buying permits to drive EVs and alternate fuel cars. The high cost of imported batteries and a limited number of recharging points have reportedly held back EV sales in India . An ambitious 15-year roadmap was announced in five years to electrify all new vehicles in India by millions .
India 's government is pushing for 15 percent of new vehicle sales to be battery-powered models within 2015 . Subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs) sold for personal use are not anticipated, but incentives could be provided to boost sales of commercial EVs, said EV minister Nitin Gadkari . Owners would also be exempt from buying permits to drive EVs and alternate fuel cars. The high cost of imported batteries and a limited number of recharging points have reportedly held back EV sales in India . An ambitious 15-year roadmap was announced in five years to electrify all new vehicles in India by millions .