6.6. Sustainable Transportation – Mass Transport System & Electric Vehicle for Sustainable Future Transition towards e-mobility will bring multiple environmental and economic benefits. These benefits foray from improved air quality, reduced dependence on imported fuel, improved utilization for electricity grid to the opportunity of emerging as a leader in a rapidly growing market. Many States have introduced dedicated EV adoption & manufacturing policies in order to support EV adoption. However, the transition at the local level is limited to transport undertakings. It is important that at urban administration level, policy should be developed to encourage public
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transport vehicles to be electrified. India is famous for its three-wheeler public transport fleets. At local administration level, separate efforts should be undertaken to support such transition. Simultaneously, development of supporting infrastructure is also important to encourage transition of private vehicles to electric. Additionally, mass transit system should be integrated with multimodal transport network and clean mobility should be promoted for micro and last mile applications..
