Electric change

Delhi proposes an ambitious plan to boost EV usage

The Delhi government’s draft policy on e-vehicles (EVs) deserves credit for displaying a serious intent to combat vehicular pollution, one critical component in the smog that envelops the city for most part of the year. The broad thrust of the policy is to target that 25 per cent of all new vehicle registrations be electric by 2023. Given the relatively low adoption of CNG vehicles to date, this target looks challenging. But the Delhi government has anticipated this issue by putting some skin in the game, so to speak. Thus, it is offering subsidies for auto, two-wheelers and e-buses that