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Cover Story Multi-modal Connectivity

PROMOTION OF

E-VEHICLES

India is home to 18 states have
nearly 14 lakh electric 18 formulated or
vehicles. There was notified the
an increase of three policy for electric
times in 2021-22 as vehicles.
compared to 2020-21

The government is not only working on
increasing the connectivity and speed of the
country but is also rapidly shifting towards
environment-friendly fuels and vehicles.
flung areas of the country to the main
markets. At the same time, by promoting In order to promote environment-friendly
vehicles and make the transport sector
electric vehicles through the FAME India carbon-free. The government has decided to
scheme, the government has taken an leapfrog directly from Euro IV emission norms
important step toward environmental for petrol and diesel to Euro VI standards and
protection. Under it, e-vehicles are being also issued a notification with a timeline to
promoted for public transportation, at the implement alternative fuel.
same time, its associated infrastructure
such as the number of charging stations This includes the arrangement of gasoline,
is also being increased rapidly. ethanol blending with petrol-diesel, methanol,
dual fuel, hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, and
NUMBER OF METRO CITIES hydrogen CNG. With the introduction of the
QUADRUPLED IN 8 YEARS Vehicle scrappage policy, the renewal of
Citizens of the country have expectations registration of government vehicles older
that more and more cities should be than 15 years was stopped.
connected with metro connectivity. Due FAME India was started in 2015 to reduce the
to the efforts of the central government, dependence on fossil fuels and to address the
the number of metro-connected cities has problem of vehicular emissions, the second
quadrupled in the last eight years. Also, phase of which has been started in 2019 for 5
the citizens expect that air-flights should years with an estimated expenditure of Rs 10
be affordable to them. The UDAN scheme thousand crores.

24 New India Samachar November 1-15, 2022