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Arvind Kejriwal: National Capital Becoming EV Capital With 1.28 Lakh Electric Vehicles Bought In Delhi

Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi inaugurated 42 car charging stations in Delhi. In the inauguration event, the CM of the national capital stated that Delhi is now becoming the country’s EV capital. He claimed that Delhi is buying the most number of electric vehicles in India. CM Kejriwal has made various efforts in the past to promote the buying of Electronic Vehicles (EV). Delhi also being the pollution capital of the nation needs to control Pollution Index, for which EVs can play a crucial role.

The Delhi EV Policy

The year 2020 saw the launch of the Delhi EV Policy with the aim of establishing the national capital as the nation’s EV capital. In addition to this, they aimed at increasing the speed of adoption of EVs across different vehicle segments. The prime market for the same was the category of two-wheelers, public and shared vehicles, and goods carriers.

“We started promoting EVs to curb pollution and keeping in mind that they are the future. We framed a policy in 2020 for EVs and set a target that, by 2025, one-fourth of all vehicles bought in Delhi will be electric,” Kejriwal said.

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“1.28 lakh electric vehicles bought in Delhi,” says Kejriwal

Kejriwal said, “I am happy to share that 13 percent of all the vehicles bought in Delhi are electric ones. Since August 2020, 1.28 lakh electric vehicles have been bought in Delhi.”  This is an encouraging number that depicts a change in the public mindset.

Delhi CM claimed that Delhi offers the cheapest electricity at the charging stations. “The people of Delhi have supported us. It has become a people’s movement. We have the highest number of charging stations across the country. A third of charging stations across the country are in Delhi,” he said.

He further claimed that the pollution in Delhi has decreased since 2014 after he came to power in Delhi.

Srishti Verma

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