India to order taxi operators like Uber and Ola to go electric
New Delhi is looking to boost the adoption of electric vehicles as it tries to bring down its oil imports and curb pollution
06 June 2019 - 19:10
New Dehli — India plans to order taxi aggregators such as Uber and Ola to convert 40% of their fleet of cars to electric by April 2026, according to a source and records of government meetings to discuss new rules for clean mobility.
Uber and Ola, both backed by Softbank, would need to start converting their fleet as early as 2020 to achieve 2.5% electrification by 2021, 5% by 2022, 10% by 2023 before hiking it to 40%, according to the person and the records. ..
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