CM Kejriwal flags off Delhi’s first e-auto fleet, 35 registered so far

Blue and lilac electric autos began plying on the city’s roads Thursday, after they were flagged off by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. E-auto drivers who had completed the registration of their vehicles attended the flag-off.

Speaking at the event, Kejriwal said: “With the launch of e-auto, 3,500 drivers’ families will now have a livelihood, which includes 500 women — a matter of great pride for Delhi.”

He added: “Keeping the situation of pollution in Delhi in mind, we are gradually initiating a paradigm shift in vehicles from fuel-based to electric ones. In this direction, these electric autos have been introduced, which will now regularly operate throughout Delhi. As a symbolic gesture, some of the men and women driving these e-autos were handed their official documents.”