Gadkari urged the automobile companies to work on such buses which can cover Delhi to Mumbai in 12 hours. “With a focus on improving urban transportation, we are seeking to create a low carbon footprint and high passenger density integrated electric vehicle (EV) mobility ecosystem.”
what to expect
During his address at the Switch Bus launch, Gadkari Touted electricity as an alternative fuel, and said that 35 percent of the pollution in the country is due to diesel and petrol. He underlined the need for import-substitution, and cost-effective, pollution-free products. “It is time for India to start using alternative fuels like electricity, ethanol, methanol, bio-diesel, bio-CNG, bio-LNG and green hydrogen for the automobile sector.”
Therefore, the bus service that Mr. Minister talks about is likely to be completely electric or some other clean-emissions fuel. The Electric Expressway between Delhi and Mumbai was also mentioned during the Hydraulic Trailer Owners Association in July this year. One electric highway Generally refers to a road that supplies electricity to vehicles traveling on it, including overhead power lines. Expressways may have been reserved lanes for these public transport vehicles that draw power from overhead lines. Time will tell.
benefits
One electric bus The service between Delhi and Mumbai will have multi-layered benefits. First, the expressway will reduce the travel time from the current 25 hours to around 12 hours. If a passenger chooses to take an electric bus, it will provide benefits such as savings on fuel expenditure and they will avoid long distance driving fatigue. Not having their personal car with them in the destination city should not be a problem as the cities in question are Delhi and Mumbai. Both have a well-connected public transportation network and several last-mile transportation options.
In terms of the greater good, the electric bus service will offer decongestion on highway and destination city roads per passenger who chooses to bus over his personal car. This will also reduce tailpipe emissions.
Delhi-Mumbai Expressway
The foundation stone of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway was laid in March 2019. Gadkari, during switch electric bus On 18 August 2022, it was said that 70 percent work on the expressway has been completed. The 1,380 km expressway is scheduled to be completed in March 2023.
The highway under construction is an eight-lane access-controlled road. It will be expanded to 12 lanes in future and is expected to have a speed limit of 120 km/h. The expressway will be divided into four sections-
DND – Faridabad – Ballabhgarh – Sohna: 59 kms
Sohna – Vadodara: 844 km
Vadodara – Virar: 354 km
Virar – JNPT: 92 km