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The Delhi government is reportedly set to introduce a stringent Electric Vehicles (EV) Policy 2.0, which is likely to mandate that the third private car purchased in any household must be electric.
Additionally, the policy is also expected to prohibit the registration of fossil fuel-powered three-wheelers from August this year and ban registration of non-electric two-wheelers from August 2026.
Delhi Transport Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh has reportedly given in-principle approval for the policy, which will now be presented to the cabinet for final clearance, Hindustan Times reported citing officials aware of the matter.
The proposed policy reportedly outlines "bold targets" to accelerate EV adoption across all vehicle categories.
"In some categories, we hope that we will be able to achieve 100 per cent new vehicles being registered are EVs in Delhi. We have also developed strategies around how this will be done,” a senior transport official was quoted as saying by HT.
According to the policy, no petrol, diesel, or CNG-run two-wheelers will be registered in Delhi after August 2026. Similarly, CNG auto-rickshaws older than ten years must either be replaced with electric autos or retrofitted to meet the new requirements.
From August 2025, the registration of CNG three-wheelers and goods carriers will be banned, and existing CNG auto permits will not be renewed. Instead, all permits will be converted into e-auto permits.
Additionally, all municipal garbage collection vehicles operated by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Delhi Jal Board (DJB), and other civic bodies will be transitioned to electric fleets in a phased manner by 2027, according to the proposed policy.
To support the transition, over 13,200 charging stations will be installed across Delhi, ensuring a station every five kilometres. While the previous policy aimed for 48,000 charging points by 2026, only 10 per cent of this target has been achieved so far.
It should be noted that one charging stations can have multiple charging points. The new policy is primarily aimed at ensuring that 95 per cent of new vehicles registered in Delhi will be electric by 2027 and 98 per cent by 2030.
In comparison, the earlier policy aimed for 25 per cent EV registrations by 2024 but managed to achieve only 13-14 per cent.
According to the officials cited in the HT report, the four key objectives of the policy are to combat air pollution and improve public health, create livelihood opportunities in the EV ecosystem, enhance energy security and grid resilience, and ensure equitable and affordable EV transition.
The government is also expanding Delhi’s electric bus fleet, with the procurement of additional e-buses expected to push the total count to around 3,000 by the end of the year. Further, it is now mandatory for all government vehicle purchases to be electric.
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