Plan to replace HRTC fleet with e-buses: Dy CM
The state government is actively considering replacing 3,142 diesel buses of the Himachal Pradesh Transport Corporation (HRTC) with electric buses. The government can also introduce changes in the Electric Vehicle Policy 2022, said Transport and Jal Shakti Minister Mukesh Agnihotri in a written reply to a query of Sullah MLA Vipin Parmar during the Question Hour in the Vidhan Sabha today.
Agnihotri said, “We have 3,142 buses in 31 depots and 10 sub-depots of the HRTC. We are thinking of replacing these with electric buses.” He added that the government could make changes in the Electric Vehicle Policy 2022 if required or could even bring a new policy.
