Every fourth new vehicle to be electric by 2024: Delhi Govt

The Delhi government is aiming to have 25 per cent of all new vehicles to be electric by 2024 in the Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2019. The State is offering subsidies for setting up charging stations, purchase of new vehicles and interest subventions to boost adoption of electric vehicles (EVs).

An official statement said the policy particularly focuses on electric two-wheelers, shared transport vehicles (e.g. three-wheelers/buses) and goods carriers/freight vehicles, since they contribute to majority of the vehicular pollution. “Currently, electric two-wheelers constitute only 0.2 per cent of annual two-wheeler sales, electric cars contribute to 0.1 per cent of car sales and the sales of electric three-wheelers (autos/goods carriers) are almost nil,” the statement said.