March 29, 2024

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Switch Delhi-CM appeals youngsters to ‘buy an EV as your first vehicle’

Switch Delhi

Switch Delhi-CM appeals youngsters to ‘buy an EV as your first vehicle’

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has launched ‘Switch Delhi’ campaign yesterday to promote the adoption of electric vehicles. He appeals the youngsters to ‘buy an EV as your first vehicle.’He targets 25% of vehicles purchased in Delhi to be electrified by 2024.

The Delhi government has announced its EV policy in the month of August to boost electric vehicles in the national capital. The CM says that this policy is counted as one of the best policies in the world. He further says with regard to that policy we have aimed for an ambitious vision to reduce the pollution levels from the vehicles in Delhi.

Switch Delhi Campaign 

The government targets a vision of at least 25% of vehicles that are purchased in Delhi should be electric vehicles by 2024. The tenders have been issued for the charging infrastructure and 100 charging stations will be installed all over Delhi.

Around 6,000 electric vehicles have been purchased by the people since the new EV policy was announced last year in Delhi. But he says it is not sufficient we need to take this numbers to next level.

He says we are starting a movement a campaign to bring awareness among the people of Delhi. The ‘Switch Delhi’ campaign means switching from your polluting vehicles to electric vehicles. He encouraged and appealed everyone to take part in this campaign.

He emphasised on the delivery fleets to switch to electric vehicles. He appealed the cinema theatres, malls, commercial shopping complex, restaurants to use the parking space for the installation of electric vehicles charging stations to promote the growth of electric vehicles

He also said that the Delhi government will also hire electric vehicles from now on and within 6 months they will switch to electric vehicles. At the end of his speech he especially emphasized the youth and appeals them that ‘whenever you are buying your first vehicle buy an electric vehicle’.

Watch this video encouraging electric vehicles adoption 

Many automakers and EVs related personals have taken their Twitter account to show their support towards the green revolution initiative of Delhi CM’s ‘Switch Delhi Campaign’

Mahindra Electric

To support the Delhi government’s ‘Switch Delhi Campaign’ Mahindra Electric has come up to support and make the NCR roads pollution-free through the campaign.

Sun Mobility Encouraged CM’s intitiative

Likewise, Sun Mobility India’s leading EV charging infrastructure provider has also encouraged the act by saying ‘let us fight against pollution together by making EVs the new normal.

Revolt Motors

Omega Seiki Mobility

Council on Energy, Environment and Water

Transport Department (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)

Tata Motors

Also Read: Delhi CM launched new EV Policy 2020

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