New Delhi: The government is working on a plan to replace 800,000 diesel buses, more than a third of the total on roads, with electric ones over the next seven years. Apart from lowering vehicular emissions, this is also expected to catalyse investments in the electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem in the country.
The replacement plan includes 200,000 electric buses for state transport undertakings (STUs), 550,000 for private operators, and 50,000 for schools and employee transportation by 2030, top government sources told ET.
