New Delhi : Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Wednesday said 16.7 per cent of the vehicles sold in December last year were electric ones, and the figures showed that the residents of the capital were quite open to adopting the new technology. Addressing a press conference, Gahlot said 7,046 electric vehicles were sold in […]
4,000 Fresh Permits to Be Reserved For Electric Autos in Delhi
The move is aimed at giving a new push to the rollout of the electric vehicle policy in Delhi that has been hit by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, high vehicle cost and lack of supporting infrastructure. Currently, the city has 95,000 registered auto-rickshaws all of which run on CNG. The Delhi transport department will reserve […]
Gahlot asks commercial vehicle owners to convert half of their fleet to electric
New Delhi : Delhi Transport minister Kailash Gahlot on Sunday urged commercial vehicle owners to convert half of their fleet to electric by 2023, saying a five per cent interest subvention scheme will be soon launched for them. The Delhi government is working on a plan to allow electric goods carriers to ply on city […]
Kailash Gahlot asks commercial vehicle owners to convert half of their fleet to electric
The scheme can be availed by all range of vehicles and will ensure easy access of finance to fleet companies willing to upgrade their fleet to electric, he said Delhi Transport minister Kailash Gahlot on Sunday urged commercial vehicle owners to convert half of their fleet to electric by 2023, saying a five per cent […]
CSR News: Delhi Government Appeals Corporates to Set up EV Charging Stations in the Capital
As part of the ‘Switch Delhi’ campaign by the Delhi government, Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot has asked corporate players in the national capital to take up the cause by adopting electric vehicles in their fleets and use CSR funds for setting up charging stations in the city. In fact, according to the transport department, the […]
‘AAP govt. trying to enlist 750 EV charging stations’
Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Saturday said that the AAP government is in advance talks with several electric vehicle fleet operators to open up their captive charging stations – a move that will add 750 such facilities for public use in Delhi by June. At present, there are 72 electric vehicle charging stations operational in […]
Target electric vehicles: 10,000 charging points by December in Delhi
NEW DELHI: As the fifth week of the “Switch Delhi” campaign concluded on Saturday, transport minister Kailash Gahlot said that with a three-pronged strategy, the Kejriwal government had taken the lead across India in installing sound charging infrastructure in Delhi for a smooth transition to electric vehicles. The fifth week of the campaign focused on […]
Reserve 5 pc parking space for EV charging points: Delhi govt to buildings like malls, hotels
The buildings are expected to be given time till December to incorporate these facilities, the official added. New Delhi: Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain has directed all buildings in the city such as malls, hospitals, hotels and those housing offices that have parking facilities with a capacity of more than 100 vehicles to reserve five […]
500 EV charging stns in 6 mths: Transport Min appeals to hotels, markets to install charging infra
New Delhi: Delhi Transport minister Kailash Gahlot on Sunday appealed to malls, corporate houses, cinema halls, hotels and market complexes to set up charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) inside their premises. As the ‘Switch Delhi’ campaign, aimed at encouraging people to adopt electric vehicles to make Delhi a clean and pollution-free city, enters the […]