All vehicles have to be electric beyond 2030

24 Oct 2023 CW Team

Delhi's Transport Minister, Kailash Gahlot, declared on Friday that the Electric Vehicles Policy 2.0 represents the ultimate policy initiative, targeting commercial vehicles as a means to combat pollution in the nation's capital. Gahlot further stated that the policy mandates the complete transition to electric vehicles (EVs) for all vehicles beyond the year 2030.

In a conversation with CNBC-TV18, Kailash Gahlot highlighted the policy's provisions for specific targets related to the introduction of EVs as part of the expanding vehicle fleet. He mentioned that Delhi has presently achieved a 10% adoption rate of EVs among the total vehicles operating in the city.

In the previous month, when discussing Electric Vehicles Policy 2.0, Gahlot had indicated a focus on incentivizing the retrofitting of vehicles, acknowledging the high costs associated with such conversions.

The Delhi Electric Vehicles Policy-2020 had expired on August 8 of this year, and the government had previously announced that the subsidies outlined in the previous policy would remain in effect until the notification of a new policy. Kailash Gahlot has now affirmed that this latest policy iteration is the definitive one, signaling the city's commitment to a cleaner and more sustainable transportation future.

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