Cabs, food delivery firms to make EV adoption mandatory in Delhi by 2030: Details – Times of India

Delhi government has recently shared a draft which mandates EVs For cab aggregators, food delivery firms and e-commerce platforms by 2030. According to officials, the government aims to increase the share of EVs in total vehicle sales to 25% by the year 2024.
Other than this, Delhi Government Ask petrol pumps and dealers to provide fuel only to vehicles that have Pollution-Under-Check (PUC) certificate. transport Department The Delhi government recently uploaded a draft plan on its official website and also asked stakeholders to share their views on it by the end of July 2022.
The draft plan states that companies that fail to comply with these norms will be fined Rs 50,000 per vehicle. In addition, the plan proposes the implementation of the transition to electric three-wheelers. After the implementation of the scheme, the entities need to ensure that 10% of their fleet will be converted into electric vehicles in the first six months.
As per the draft scheme, aggregators will have to induct 25 per cent of their fleet of electric vehicles within a year. Thereafter, they need to move around 50%, 75% and 100% of EVs in 2 years, 3 years and 4 years respectively as per the draft.
Further, the draft plan claims, “All new three-wheelers on-boarded for passenger transport by aggregators after the completion of four years of notification of the scheme shall be electric three-wheelers only.”
“All new four wheelers on-boarded by aggregators after completion of five years of notification of the scheme will be electric vehicles only. In addition, aggregators will be required to transition to an all-electric fleet by April 1, 2030. The existing conventional vehicles on-boarded by the aggregator shall be liable to fine and challan as per section 3.7 of the scheme,” the draft said.
In addition, the draft policy also mentions guidelines for cab aggregators. It said, “Aggregators will be required to take appropriate action against driver partners having 15 per cent or more complaints for rides made by them in a period of one month. The data so referenced shall be stored/collected by the aggregator for at least three months from the date of service rendered.