Delhi EV Policy 2.0: The draft of the new electric vehicle policy of the Delhi government mentions a ban on the registration of two-wheelers (scooters-bikes) running on petrol and CNG. Transport Minister Pankaj Singh says that this policy can also be implemented ahead of time.
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Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2.0: The noise of the ban on old vehicles in the country’s capital Delhi had just subsided, now the news has come about the new EV policy. The Delhi government can announce its new electric vehicle policy before the expiry of the current policy in March 2026. To promote electric mobility in Delhi, the Rekha Gupta-led government has also joined hands with Norway along with the Delhi-Oslo Smart Transport Initiative (DOSTI).
Speaking at an event of the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), Transport Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said, “It is not that this policy will come only in February. It can come even before that.” The Transport Minister said, “We have to work together with the people of Delhi. After completing the planning process and consulting the public, we will make the electric vehicle policy public. I assure you that the people of Delhi will like this new policy and we will move forward towards adopting electric vehicles.”
Currently, 3,400 electric buses ply in Delhi. This number is expected to reach 6,000 by the end of this year. The transport minister said that route studies show that Delhi needs 8,000 buses, and this target will be achieved in the next 18 months.
Priority of the new EV policy
The main objective of this new policy is to encourage people to adopt electric vehicles in Delhi. In this, along with improving the charging infrastructure, priority will be given to scrapping of old vehicles. Also, resident welfare associations and public-private partnerships will be included in it.
There is also a plan to build charging stations in housing societies, under flyovers and on vacant lands in Delhi. The government is working with the target of setting up 3,500 new charging points this year and 13,000 new charging points by 2030. So that electric vehicle owners in Delhi can easily get the facility of public charging.
Ban on scooters-bikes and CNG autos
The draft of the new electric vehicle policy also mentions a ban on petrol-powered scooters, bikes and CNG autos. According to the draft, there is a proposal to phase out CNG auto-rickshaws by August 2025 and ban the registration of new petrol, diesel and CNG two-wheelers after August 15, 2026. That is, after the implementation of this new policy, there will be no registration of petrol and CNG two-wheelers in Delhi from August 15 next year.
Delhi…Norway and DOSTI
Delhi and Oslo (capital of Norway) have announced a ‘Dosti’ partnership to promote electric mobility. On this occasion, the Transport Minister said, “Delhi is also working with Oslo under the proposed ‘Delhi-Oslo Smart Transport Initiative’ (DOSTI) to strengthen its charging network.
Sharing his experience from Norway, Audun Garberg, vice-director and head of the climate department in Oslo, said the city faced similar challenges in its initial transition to electric mobility. “In 2006-07, we did not have enough charging points. This made it difficult to adopt it. Now, the infrastructure is widely available, and our next challenge is e-trucks and housing cooperatives,” he said.
What is the meaning of friendship with Norway
There is no doubt that many countries around the world are constantly trying to promote the use of electric vehicles. But Norway has achieved the most success in this matter. Norway has become the first country in the world where the number of electric vehicles has become more than the existing petrol vehicles.
According to vehicle registration data released by the Norwegian Road Federation in September last year, out of the 2.8 million private passenger cars registered in the Nordic country, 7,54,303 units are fully electric. Whereas 7,53,905 units are petrol vehicles. Apart from this, registration of diesel-powered vehicles has been the lowest. Norway is a major oil and gas producing country, but in August last year, a record 94.3 percent of the new vehicles registered in Norway were electric vehicles. In such a situation, Delhi is also preparing to be electrified with the success and experience of Norway.
