PM e-Drive: India’s ambitious PM e-Drive initiative is revolutionizing city transport by putting 14,028 e-buses in cities. Bengaluru has been the largest recipient until now with 4,500 e-buses under the green mobility drive, and Hyderabad and Delhi will get over 2,000 buses each.
Union Heavy Industries & Steel Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy recently laid out the distribution timetable for electric buses under the program. Distribution allotments are:
Bengaluru – 4,500 buses
Delhi – 2,800 buses
Hyderabad – 2,000 buses
Ahmedabad – 1,000 buses
Surat – 600 buses
The scheme will help improve public transport, reduce carbon prints and improve urban mobility in the country.
The Pradhan Mantri e-Drive program is a leap of quantum proportions towards pollution-free and efficient public transport. The scheme, costing ₹10,900 crore, would be implemented in two years (April 2024 – March 2026) to accelerate India’s green mobility revolution.
Replacing diesel buses with electric buses to curb pollution
Augmenting passenger experience with green-friendly, new-age transport alternatives
State-wide promotion of sustainable transport models
The fleet of buses of Bengaluru will be more than 10,000 vehicles very soon, a key milestone on the way to green mobility. Experts have urged planned augmentation for buses to run on high-demand routes and not based on commercial motives.
Although this project is encouraging, municipalities must invest in creating the charging systems necessary to provide power for the increasing number of e-buses. The government is working actively with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to support rapid deployment as well as optimal operations.
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The PM e-Drive program is set to transform the public transport system of India. Bengaluru is taking the lead, but cities like Hyderabad and Delhi are also following in its footsteps by embracing electric mobility, which will create a greener and efficient urban transport system.
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