Kolkata to have non-fossil fuel vehicles by 2030: Outgoing mayor
By 2030, Kolkata will mostly run on non-fossil fuel, Kolkata’s outgoing mayor Firhad Hakim told an online meeting on Wednesday that connected Kolkata with the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow.
The meeting organised by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry highlighted the city’s “success and plan” to introduce electric vehicles. It also served as a reminder that trams, mother of all e-vehicles, had not only been the first public transport of Kolkata but had never stopped trundling since.
“From 2030, the city’s public transport will mainly run on CNG (compressed natural gas) and electricity. Already 100 e-buses are plying and another 1,000 will be added to the fleet soon,” Hakim told the meeting.
