Webinar discusses benefits of e-vehicles

New Delhi:

Dialogue and Development Commission

(DDC) of Delhi organised a

webinar

under the

Switch Delhi campaign

on ‘Accelerating electrification of fleets in Delhi’ in association with Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) on Friday.

“Delhi’s electric vehicle policy provides the most favourable policy framework across India for commercial vehicles to transition to EVs--from financial incentives to low-interest loan financing to exemption from no-entry restrictions for plying on roads at peak hours. The Kejriwal government offers the most generous financial incentives across the range of electric vehicles that fleet companies use, making it much cheaper to run EVs as compared to CNG or petrol vehicles,” DDC vice-chairperson Jasmine Shah said.

He added that it’s a huge opportunity for logistics operators, last-mile connectivity service providers and cab aggregators to make a switch to EV due to low regulatory burden and progressive EV policy in place in Delhi.

He said that out of more than 7,700 EVs registered in Delhi since the launch of the EV policy in August 2020, 85% were commercial vehicles or operating fleets. “Commercial vehicles will lead the transition of Delhi to being a global EV hub,” he said. TNN