As many as 400 electric buses will hit Delhi roads ahead of the G20 Summit, some of which will also be used for the event before being inducted into the DTC fleet. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will flag off a new lot of these electric buses on September 5.

In a press statement, Raj Niwas official said these buses will further add to the fleet of electric vehicles being rapidly added to the city with an aim of cutting down on fossil fuel consumption and reducing air pollution. 

As on date, 400 electric buses are in operation under Government of India supported Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME) II Scheme.   The Delhi government has awarded contract for induction of 1,500 Electric Buses in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) fleet of which 921 are covered under FAME II scheme, under the National Automotive Board (NAB) of the Ministry of Heavy Industries, Government of India.  

This Phase II aims to generate demand by way of supporting 7,000 e-Buses, five lakh e-3 Wheelers, 55,000 e-4 Wheeler Passenger Cars (including Strong Hybrid) and 10 lakh e-2 Wheelers. The Government of India supports Electric Vehicle (EV) deployment through Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and EV (FAME) II Scheme, with an aim to reduce primary fossil oil consumption and pollution in the cities as well as creating battery and EV manufacturing capacity at global scale.

Delhi has nearly 7,500 buses under DTC and the Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System Limited (DIMTS) as well as over 400 electric buses.