India's Energy Transition: Subsidies for gasoline, diesel and electric vehicles

The document highlights a disparity in India's energy transition funding, noting that fuel price cuts for gasoline and diesel between October 2018 and June 2019 cost the government significantly more than the budget for its flagship electric vehicle program.

• Between October 2018 and June 2019, India's central government provided subsidies for gasoline and diesel totaling INR 26,957 crore (USD 3.9 billion) through excise tax reductions and required margin cuts for state-owned oil marketing companies.
• The funding for gasoline and diesel subsidies during the specified period was nearly three times the three-year budget of INR 10,000 crore (USD 1.4 billion) allocated for the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME II) scheme.

APA

Jain,, T. L. (2019). India's Energy Transition: Subsidies for gasoline, diesel and electric vehicles. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/indias-energy-transition-subsidies-gasoline-diesel-and-electric-vehicles

Chicago

Jain,, Tara Laan,Purva. India's Energy Transition: Subsidies for gasoline, diesel and electric vehicles. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2019. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/indias-energy-transition-subsidies-gasoline-diesel-and-electric-vehicles.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{jain2019indias, author = {Jain,, Tara Laan,Purva}, title = {{India's Energy Transition: Subsidies for gasoline, diesel and electric vehicles}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2019}, month = jul, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/indias-energy-transition-subsidies-gasoline-diesel-and-electric-vehicles}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }