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The Delhi government has mandated all its departments, autonomous bodies, and grantee institutions to shift their existing fleet of hired conventional fuel vehicles to electric variants within six months.

The announcement came soon after the Aam Aadmi Party-led government launched a campaign, 'Switch Delhi', to encourage private vehicle owners to take a pledge to shift to electric vehicles and install a charging point within their premises in the next three years.

The new service is going to be a pilot project to test the viability of fuel cell buses for the intercity commute..It is going to be the first FCEV bus service in India to be used for intercity commute.

Under its Switch Delhi campaign, the Delhi government will now focus on adoption of electric three-wheelers, including e-autos, e-rickshaws, and e-carts.

The The social media handles of Switch Delhi campaign will be used for responding to queries and misconceptions about electric vehicles, and for sensitising the public on the benefits of EVs.

TVS iQube e-scooter will rival the likes of the new Bajaj Chetak electric..It will be available in select TVS dealerships across the National Capital Region.

Since last weekend, the NH-24 highway was closed by the Delhi Traffic Police amid farmers travelling in huge numbers to join anti-farm law protests at the Ghazipur border.

The Porsche Studio showroom at Connaught Place is only the 14th across the world.

Movement of heavy goods carriers towards Delhi will be completely banned from the Delhi-Noida Direct (DND) flyway, the Kalindi Kunj route, while the Chilla border will remain out of use due to the ongoing farmers' protest there.

A vehicle owner who has booked HSRP and colour-coded sticker online will not be penalised if he or she produces the booking receipt.

The Mumbai-Delhi greenfield expressway will be India's longest with a design speed of 120 kms per hour.

Citroen has joined hands with CK Birla Group for its India operations..Citroen is planning to come up with the C5 Aircross SUV next year which will be followed by a new car every year till 2023.

Validity of documents like licence, permits and fitness certificates has been increased owing to Covid-19 pandemic.

RFID system has not been fully implemented at 13 toll plazas, which account for entry of about 70 per cent commercial vehicles in Delhi.

Delhi is poised to charge up the path of electric mobility in India with various incentives and a promise to build charging infrastructure under its recently launched electric vehicle policy..The state's new EV scheme aims to make the share of EVs in new car registrations reach 25% by 2024.

Indian Oil is also setting up a facility at its Faridabad research and development (R&D) centre to produce hydrogen to run the buses.

Priority is on removing bottlenecks and ensuring smooth-flowing traffic..Slope of roads and drains to be improved to counter waterlogging.

Vehicles registered prior to April 1, 2019 must have the HSRPs and sticker installed while new vehicles registered after the date come equipped with both.

The primary objective of the Delhi Electric Vehicles Policy, 2020 is to accelerate the pace of EV adoption across vehicle segments.

There was no relief in sight for weary commuters from long traffic snarls on Wednesday as thousands of farmers camped out on the borders of Delhi blocked key entrances to the national capital for the seventh day on the trot.

On Thursday, blockades at different entry points to Delhi led to massive traffic chaos. It is likely to continue on Friday as well.

Gurugram-based Adventures Overland informs that it is in touch with local authorities in all countries which its bus is scheduled to cross through..The company states that the priority remains on safety in Covid-19 times and is hoping for a vaccine for the pandemic.

Doorstep delivery has been started in some areas and these include Mayur Vihar, Patparganj, Anand Vihar, Laxmi Nagar, Janakpuri, Rajouri Garden, Punjabi Bagh and Kirti Nagar.