New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): In a move toward sustainable and eco-friendly urban transportation, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant Governor
Delhi has added 400 new electric buses, bringing the total number of electric buses in the city to 800, making it the city with the highest number of electric buses in India. The Delhi government plans to have a fleet of 1,900 electric buses by the end of 2023 and aims for 80% of its total fleet, or 8,280 buses, to be electric by 2025. The addition of these electric buses is expected to save approximately 45,000 tons of CO2 emissions annually and contribute to a greener and cleaner Delhi.
Delhi likely to have 1,500 electric buses by the end of this year, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said after inspecting an upcoming bus depot in the Savda Ghevra area. The bus depot is being built at a cost of Rs 60 crore to park electric buses, the transport department said in a statement. Equipped…
According to the official, tenders have been floated for the upgradation of nine depots, of which DTC depots at Kalkaji, Rohini-I, Rohini-II, BBM, Sukhdev Vihar, Subah Place are being redeveloped for electric buses.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday will inaugurate 97 more electric buses at 12 pm from Rajghat depot -1. Currently, there are 102 electric buses running under DTC.