Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta revealed that the government’s fresh Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy aims to combat pollution, enhance clean mobility, and promote electric vehicles as the preferred mode of transport in the capital. The policy not only offers purchase incentives but also focuses on charging infrastructure, vehicle scrapping, e-waste management, and long-term environmental sustainability. Gupta emphasized that the policy was crucial to provide comprehensive solutions, including subsidies, scrapping incentives, charging infrastructure, mandates, and plans for an e-waste plant.
Highlighting the government’s efforts to address pollution, Gupta mentioned initiatives such as dust mitigation, extensive plantation drives, and reducing vehicular emissions. The administration’s comprehensive approach includes planting 70 lakh trees, promoting electric mobility to reduce vehicular emissions, and introducing around 4,500 electric buses in Delhi, the highest among Indian states. Fresh tenders under the PM E-Drive initiative aim to further expand the electric bus fleet.
Gupta stressed the importance of charging infrastructure as the backbone of achieving the government’s target of over 30% EV adoption by 2030. Currently, Delhi has approximately 9,000 charging points, with plans to increase this number to 32,000. The government has delegated responsibilities to various entities for installing charging stations and will establish a single-window platform for approvals to streamline the process.
Addressing concerns about existing petrol and diesel vehicles, Gupta assured that the transition to electric vehicles will occur gradually. Existing petrol and diesel vehicles can operate legally until the end of their permitted lifespan. Gupta outlined phased mandates, with only electric autos being registered from January 1, 2027, and registrations limited to electric two-wheelers from April 2028.
