Chandigarh to phase out fuel-based vehicles

Declaring itself a model electric vehicles (EV) city, the Chandigarh administration Tuesday while notifying the EV policy stated that within two years from now, they will entirely stop the registrations of petrol-based two wheelers. In a similar move, registration of personal fuel based cars will be reduced to 50 per cent, four years from now, UT administration said. The administration rolled out the five-year policy to the public, stating that minimum achievable targets have been set aside for each year. The policy was approved by UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit Tuesday.

The administration said they have approved the policy to make UT a ‘Model EV City’ with highest zero emission vehicles (ZEV) among Indian cities, in five years. The policy comes into force with immediate effect.