After the 2020 policy’s expiration on August 8 and its extension by the government, the national capital is getting ready to introduce its new EV Policy. According to Transport Commissioner Ashish Kundra, the new Delhi EV Policy would put an emphasis on enhancing the charging infrastructure and broadening the financing options for distributing purchase incentives, hence promoting the adoption of EVs by commuters.
New Delhi EV Policy: All You Need to Know
Kundra stated that the government aims to electrify at least 80% of the bus fleet by 2025 while speaking at a sustainable transportation summit held on Monday by the International Council on Sustainable Transportation (ICCT) and the Indian G20 Secretariat. The following Delhi EV Policy will also focus on more recent vehicle categories, like light- and medium-duty trucks or goods vehicles used for city operations. For instance, tankers, school buses, or garbage tippers, he continued.
The state administration also intends for the full transition to electric vehicles to be finished at the same time for the fleets used by delivery services and all other government employees.
With the intention of lowering carbon emissions and increasing public awareness of the advantages of utilizing battery-powered vehicles, the Delhi EV Policy was initially introduced in 2020. Yet only a small portion of the fleet of personal mobility cars are electric.
Since the implementation of the legislation, the city has added 4,000 EV charging sites, according to the Delhi EV cell. Additionally, it now operates 300 electric buses and will have 1,500 more by the year’s end. By 2025, Delhi will have taken a significant step towards lowering its carbon footprint and decreasing vehicular pollution thanks to the objective of 8,000 electric buses.
