Delhi’s electric-vehicle policy could be a game changer. But it has to tackle stubborn old challenges before saving your choked lungs
Knives were out when the INR 60,000 crore Delhi budget allocated only INR100 crore to the electric-vehicle (EV) corpus, but money may not be a concern for the city ush with antipollution funds.
Lack of charging infrastructure and high vehicle prices remain the big hurdles. The new draft EV policy holds clues on how to tackle them.
The odd-even scheme. Cess on diesel vehicles. Entry fee on trucks – the world’s most polluted capital needed more for its gasping lungs. The
city government took note.
In November last year, when the Delhi government brought a draft electric-vehicle (EV) policy, it adopted, unlike many previous eorts, a holistic long-term approach.
The draft policy aims to help EVs build 25% city begin on a clean note. With the level of toxicity in Delhi’s air, such decisive steps are necessary. Given pollution is not a local issue, there needs to be a comprehensive environment policy for the entire National Capital Region, which houses ve of India’s top polluting cities – Gurugram, Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, and Noida.
Source: prime.economictimes.indiatimes
