Delhi launches ‘gamechanger’ ban on petrol vehicles to tackle air pollution

Government hopes to make 30% of city’s fleet electric vehicles by 2030 and build 30,000 public charging points. The unruly chaos of Delhi’s roads would be unrecognisable without the rickshaws and scooters that zip through India’s capital in their millions, emitting toxic fumes in their wake. But now new policies aim to give the city’s most recognisable vehicles an environmental makeover.On Monday, Delhi’s government announced ambitious new plans to eventually ban petrol scooters, motorbikes and autorickshaws in favour of those running on electricity, in an attempt to bring down dangerously high pollution levels in the city by the end of the decade. Continue reading...