The Delhi government is looking at phasing out autorickshaws running on CNG, proposing to stop new registrations from August 15, 2025, and deny renewal of existing permits.
For goods carriers, too, no new diesel, petrol, or CNG three-wheelers will be registered from August 15, as per the draft electric vehicle policy floated on Tuesday. Also, all CNG autorickshaws older than 10 years must be either replaced or retrofitted with battery-powered systems.
The draft policy also proposes a ban on new registrations of petrol, diesel and CNG two-wheelers from August 15, 2026. Delhi government officials, however, clarified that the draft policy is likely to undergo changes as it awaits cabinet approval. Final rules will come into effect after an official notification of EV Policy 2.0, they said.
As per the draft, people owning two cars will be allowed to purchase only electric cars if they want to buy more.
The proposed policy is part of the state government’s aggressive push to curb vehicular pollution in the national capital.
As per the draft policy, all public transport and municipal vehicles, all garbage collection vehicles owned or leased by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, New Delhi Municipal Council and Delhi Jal Board must transition to electric vehicles in a phased manner, with a 100 per cent electric fleet target by December 31, 2027.
Public transport buses operated by the Delhi Transport Corporation and Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System will also shift to electric buses. While intra-city operations will see only e-buses, BS VI-compliant buses will still be allowed for interstate services. The current EV policy, which expired on March 31, has been extended by 15 days as the final draft for a new policy nears completion.
