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India targets all-electric bicycle taxi fleet in Delhi

  • Mercados: Oil products
  • 30/11/23

India's federal government plans to allow electric-only bicycle taxis to operate in the national capital, targeting to shift to an all-electric fleet by 1 April 2030.

India has notified the Delhi Motor Vehicle Aggregator and Delivery Service Provider Scheme 2023 outlining regulations for aggregators, delivery service providers and e-commerce providers operating within the national capital region of Delhi. Two-wheeler bicycle taxis will have to be electric, while those running on compressed natural gas (CNG), gasoline or diesel will be banned.

All passenger, delivery service and e-commerce aggregator platforms' vehicles will have to be electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030. The government also outlined phase-wise electrification targets to reduce air pollution, Delhi's transport minister Kailash Gahlot said on 29 November.

Those with 25 or more motor vehicles, including two-, three- and four-wheeler vehicles, will fall under the scheme. Buses are excluded. Violations will result in fines of 5,000-100,000 rupees ($60-1,200).

All existing and new operators will need to have a licence within 90 days of the scheme's notification or before starting operations. Licences will be valid for five years and EVs will not attract any fees.

The government has been trying to reduce air pollution with a worsening air quality index in the capital. It restricted the use of vehicles earlier in November during the Diwali festival season, suspended classes at schools and issued work from home directives for some offices as the air quality deteriorated.

India has a goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2070, announcing last week a plan for mandatory blending of compressed biogas in CNG and piped natural gas.

Sales of oil products in Delhi were 4.32mn t in the April 2022-March 2023 fiscal year, around 2.1pc of India's total sales of 199.52mn t, according to data from the oil ministry.


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