100% Waiver on Registration Tax on Hybrid Vehicles in Uttar Pradesh

The Uttar Pradesh (UP) government has completely waived the registration tax on hybrid vehicles. This initiative will push customers to buy hybrid cars, and hybrid vehicles will make the drivers understand the working principle of battery-based four-wheelers. 

The manufacturers offering hybrid vehicles in India comprise Maruti Suzuki, Toyota, Honda, and Lexus, to name a few. The step will advocate the buyers to shift towards sustainability, and as for figures, the UP government charges an 8% road tax on cars under Rs 10 lakh and 10% on cars above Rs 10 lakh.

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The Chain Reaction

As mentioned before, this notable and progressive step taken by the UP government will increase the sales of sustainable cars as the demand will increase, plus it will motivate more car manufacturers to step up their hybrid game. That said, the current players who offer hybrid cars include Toyota, Honda, Maruti Suzuki, and Lexus. 

Following the announcement by the UP government, the share price of Maruti Suzuki India also witnessed a surge of more than 5 per cent, which stood at Rs 12,736. That being said, it was crowned as the biggest gainer on the Nifty Index. 

Popular Hybrid Cars

In the mass market segment, the strong hybrid cars include the Toyota Hyryder, Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, Toyota Innova HyCross, Maruti Suzuki Invicto, and Honda City. 

The Toyota Hyryder and Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara are technically the same and have the same powertrains. The same is true with the Maruti Suzuki Invicto and Toyota Innova HyCross. 

The Grand Vitara and Hyryder are both powered by a 1.5-litre hybrid-based petrol engine. The combined output from the combustion engine and electric motor stands at 113.97bhp and 122Nm of peak torque at 4400rpm. These two compact SUVs have an ARAI-claimed mileage of 27.97kmpl.  

As for the Maruti Suzuki Invicto and Toyota Innova HyCross, these MUVs are powered by Toyota’s 2.0-litre hybrid-based petrol engine, which releases a combined output of 186bhp and 206Nm of peak torque. Both these MUVs have an ARAI-claimed mileage of 23.24kmpl. 

Lastly, the Honda City hybrid houses a strong hybrid setup, which works with the 1.5-litre naturally-aspirated petrol engine. The City hybrid has a combined output of 124.27bhp and 253Nm of peak torque. This vehicle has a claimed mileage of 26.5kmpl. 

All these hybrid vehicles are exclusive to the eCVT automatic transmission.