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India promotes its electric vehicle (EV) policy as a major step toward fighting climate change. The government highlights Section 80EEB of the Income Tax Act, which offers a tax deduction on interest paid for loans taken to buy electric vehicles. At first glance, this sounds like a strong incentive to encourage EV adoption. But a closer look reveals that this policy mainly benefits a small, affluent segment of society living in Tier-1 cities. The people who suffer the most fr