Kolkata: The entire city public transportation will run on clean fuel – electricity, liquid oil (LPG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) – in 2030, said Minister of Transportation Firhad Hakim on Wednesday.
With public transportation, the meaning of a bus fleet – both personal and state transportation businesses (stus), taxis and autos.
This of course was an ambitious departure of his previous attitude, when he set a target of 2030 for all STU fleets to EV.
The judge spoke at a panel discussion on the acceleration of electricity mobility with green work and gender parity organized by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and industry.
While specifying the success story of e-vehicles in public transportation, said the judge, “100 electric plying buses in the city.
Stus will get 1,000 e-buses again, besides that the only tram network that has been operating since 1880.
Also, 300 buses Diesel Stu was converted into a special CNG bus.
“The possibility of CNG supply through pipelines has gained momentum after the intervention of the National Green Tribunal.
“We will also change the entire personal bus fleet to a special CNG bus gradually.” Significantly, the state actively thinks to provide financial assistance to facilitate a shift in diesel to CNG.
The promised shift will do great good for the city environment, also for India’s commitment to maintain global warming to 1.5 ° C above the pre-industrial level and to secure net-zero emissions in 2050.
The state has set an ambitious target to be between.
The three best states in India in terms of penetration of electricity mobility in 2030.
Director General of General Solar International Alliance Ajay Mathur appreciated the steps of the ambitious country towards clean fuel and said, “the adoption of electric vehicles will produce a double field from the IC engine manufacturing and that Will facilitate a higher mobility of women.
“The Bengal government in the EV policy targets 10 lakh evocially combined in all segments in 2030 with 1 lakh charging station.
In EV, Kolkata, Asansol, Darjeeling and Howray policies have been declared the EM Cities model with the aim of phase-wise to adopt EV charging and hydrogen fuel filling infrastructure and new building codes that allow EV, where 20% parking must be for EVs.
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The policy stated electrification of green routes with targets to promote the penetration of intercity electricity mobility for the route Kolkata-asansol and Kolkata-Digha.
Quick chargers will be deployed at an average distance of 25 km, serving electric buses and heavy duty vehicles.