Kerala Traffic Police Fines Electric Scooter Owner For Not Having PUC Certificate

Electric vehicles have zero tailpipe emissions, as the on board motors directly drive the wheels. This means that electric vehicles also don't need a PUC certificate to be driven. However, this hasn't stopped the Kerala Traffic Police from fining the owner of an Ather electric scooter for riding without a Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate.

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A photo of the challan from the bizarre incident also surfaced online, which showed that the e-scooter owner was fined a sum of Rs. 250, saying that 'the Pollution Under Control Certificate was not produced on demand, and the fine was imposed under section 213(5)(e) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.