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India's capital part of aggressive electric vehicle targets in bid to curb air pollution
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NEW DELHI (AP) — In an affluent neighborhood in Delhi, electric vehicle charging stations near a popular shopping area were busy with drivers powering up their scooters, trucks and cars.
India's capital city is in dire need of more charging facilities, EV drivers say, to implement an ambitious plan to phase out gas vehicles in one of the world's most polluted cities.
Delhi uses a bold approach to mainstream EVsDelhi adopted a new policy on July 1 that aims to make the vast majority of newly registered vehicles electric by 2027.
Currently, only about 5% of the 8.7 million vehicles registered in Delhi are electric.
"Delhi's EV policy is one of the most ambitious policies that I have seen in India," said Jaideep Saraswat, who leads work on clean power and electric mobility at the Vasudha Foundation.