The Delhi government asks e-commerce companies, food delivery services, and cab aggregators to transition to electric vehicles in order to reduce the emissions released from the vehicles. All these services account for 30% of the vehicles registered in the city of Delhi.
38% of the emissions come from vehicles which constitute air pollution. The Delhi government also plans to order petrol pumps to not provide fuel to vehicles that do not have a valid PUC certificate.
The transport department will draft guidelines for all these in a phased manner. The EV sales target of the city is to reach 25% by 2024.
Flipkart and FedEx have set their targets to switch to electric vehicles by 2030 and 2040 whereas DHL plans to have 60% electrification of its fleet.
Delhi government will deregister all these vehicles in compliance with the direction of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on 1st January 2022. The government will also issue no-objection certificates (NOC) for these vehicles to get re-registered in other parts of the country.
Delhi is the world’s most polluted capital city and has the fastest-growing population as per a report. So, in order to meet the needs of the population and have better air quality, the Delhi government is taking the necessary steps.
