Himachal CM flags off fleet of electric vehicles
Adopting the 'Go Green' approach, the directorate of transport has replaced the official petrol and diesel vehicles with electrical vehicles, officials said, adding that the aim was to curtail the unnecessary expenditure on petroleum products and preserve the pristine environment of the hill state.
Electrical vehicles parked at Ridge before being flagged off by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu during an event organised by the state's Transport Department, in Shimla, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. (PTI Photo) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday flagged off a fleet of electric vehicles. With this, officials said, Himachal Pradesh state transport department has become the first in the country to completely switch to e-vehicles.
Adopting the ‘Go Green’ approach, the directorate of transport has replaced the official petrol and diesel vehicles with electrical vehicles, officials said, adding that the aim was to curtail the unnecessary expenditure on petroleum products and preserve the pristine environment of the hill state. All government departments will be equipped with electrical vehicles within a year, the CM said, adding that Electric Vehicle Policy 2022 has also been notified. “We will completely transform the existing diesel buses with e-buses in a phased manner and local bus depot of Shimla will soon have fleet of e-buses. An electric Bus depot will also be opened in Nadaun as well and the e-buses will soon run on all the local routes in Shimla,” the CM said.
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