If your budget is also deteriorating due to the increasing rate of petrol or diesel and there is no budget to buy a new electric car, then you can get your old petrol or diesel car converted to the electric car. Just take care that according to Indian law, do not get such a car converted to electric, which is not allowed. Khamkha may have to pay a heavy fine.
Converting petrol and diesel car into electric is legally valid in India. For this, you have to fit the retro-cut of electric motor vehicle in your old car. Its expenses also do not come very much. Let us know which car can be converted and which is not ..
Diesel car rules
- If you have a diesel-powered car, then if it is more than 10 years old, but less than 15 years, then only electric retro-fit kits can be installed in it.
- If your diesel car is more than 15 years old, then you cannot convert it into electric.
- If your diesel car is less than 10 years old, then you can get it converted to electric.
Rules related to petrol vehicle
- Petrol or CNG-powered 2-wheeler, 3-wheeler and 4-wheeler can be converted into electric.
- In petrol or CNG cars more than 15 years old vehicles can also be converted into electric. But one of its conditions is that for this a fitness certificate of the vehicle will have to be taken. At the same time, re-registration of the vehicle will also have to be done.
- Petrol and CNG vehicles less than 15 years old are allowed to be converted into electric.
Will not pay a fine
At the same time, vehicles which have been working in commercial activities, such as loading vehicles, auto rickshaws etc. If they are more than 15 years of age, they cannot be converted into electric. If you do not convert the right car into electric, then you may have to pay heavy fine.
There are two types of retro fit kits to convert petrol car into electric. One is based on AC conversion and the other on DC conversion. If you install AC conversion kits in your car, then your cost comes from 4 to 10 lakh rupees. If you convert your car into electric with DC conversion kit. Then their price is from 2 to 5 lakh rupees.