This is what the calculation gives for the numbers you entered. It is an estimate, not advice, and it knows nothing about your situation beyond those numbers. Rules for India change on a published schedule; the effective date is shown on every rule-based tool.
How this is calculated
Road tax is charged by the state on the ex-showroom price, at rates that step up through price slabs and differ between petrol, diesel and electric. Most states currently waive it in full for electric vehicles, which on an expensive car is a larger saving than the running-cost difference for several years. The on-road price adds insurance, registration, handling and sundry charges, and typically lands ten to fifteen percent above ex-showroom.
Worked examples
Each of these is asserted on every build. If a change to the engine ever moved one of these answers, the build would fail before the page could print it.
a petrol car
- Ex-showroom price
- ₹12,00,000
- Fuel
- Petrol
- Road tax rate for your state and slab
- 10%
- Electric vehicle concession
- 100%
- Insurance
- ₹45,000
- Registration and handling
- ₹15,000
- FASTag and other charges
- ₹1,500
Road tax₹1,20,000
10% of 12 lakh plus the other charges
Open this examplean electric car with a full waiver
- Ex-showroom price
- ₹12,00,000
- Fuel
- Electric
- Road tax rate for your state and slab
- 10%
- Electric vehicle concession
- 100%
- Insurance
- ₹45,000
- Registration and handling
- ₹15,000
- FASTag and other charges
- ₹1,500
Road tax₹0
boundary: the full concession
Open this exampleMethod and limits
What it assumes
- A private, individually registered vehicle.
What it deliberately does not model
- Rates and slabs are set by each state and change frequently.
- Commercial registration, second registrations and other-state transfers follow different rules.
- Some states levy an additional cess on diesel vehicles.
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Frequently asked questions
- Why does road tax differ so much between states?
- Because it is a state levy. Each state sets its own slabs and rates, which is why the same car can cost noticeably more to register across a border.
- Is road tax waived on electric vehicles?
- In most states currently, yes, in full. On an expensive vehicle that waiver is frequently worth more than several years of fuel savings.