Ahead of the G20 summit…
On Thursday, Ahead of the G20 summit, Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will flag off 400 electric buses on September 5, Raj Niwas officials said.
Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot will also attend the flagging-off ceremony, they said.
The national capital will host the G20 summit from September 9 to 10.
As of date, 400 electric buses are already in operation under the Centre-supported Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME) II Scheme.
The city government has awarded a contract for the induction of 1,500 electric buses into the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) fleet.
Of these, 921 are covered under the FAME II Scheme under the National Automotive Board (NAB) of the Ministry of Heavy Industries.
The Centre supports electric vehicle (EV) deployment through the FAME II Scheme, with the aim of reducing primary fossil oil consumption and pollution in cities as well as creating battery and EV manufacturing capacity on a global scale.
The induction of EVs will enable Delhi to switch to e-mobility with a target of making 80 percent of the DTC's fleet electric, the officials said.
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