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Green mobility initiatives
Context
Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved a scheme to add 10,000 e-buses to city bus services across the country, and to shore up urban infrastructure under green mobility initiatives with a focus on cities having no organized bus services.
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An e-bus is any bus whose propulsion and accessory systems are powered exclusively by a zero-emissions electricity source. |
About PM e-bus Sewa scheme:
- It will have an estimated cost of 57, 613 crore, of which the Centre will provide Rs.20, 000 crore.
- It will support bus operations for 10 years.
- In 169 cities, 10,000 e-buses will be deployed using a public-private partnership (PPP) model and in 181 other cities, infrastructure will be upgraded under the green urban mobility initiatives.
- The scheme will be implemented in two segments:
- For cities in the first segment, depot infrastructure will also be developed or upgraded to support the new e-buses, including the creation of behind-the-meter power infrastructure like substations.
- For those in the second segment, initiatives will focus on bus priority, infrastructure, multimodal interchange facilities, automated fare collection systems, and charging infrastructure.
- Implemented In: Cities with a population of three lakh and above will be covered under the scheme, including all the capital cities of Union Territories, and the northeastern and hill States.
Significance:
- The adoption of electric mobility services will help reduce noise and air pollution in Indian cities and also curb carbon emissions.
- This scheme is also expected to bring in economies of scale for the procurement of electric buses through aggregation.
- Around 45,000 to 55,000 direct jobs are expected to be generated via the scheme.
Green Mobility and Importance:
- Green mobility refers to all those mobility options that emit lower emissions – in terms CO2 g/km than pure Internal Combustion Engine vehicles – through the use of alternate fuels, drive-train technologies or other measures;
- Bio-fuel and Methanol based mobility
- Compressed Natural gas (CNG) based mobility
- Electric and Hybrid Mobility (xEV)
- Hydrogen energy and fuel cell based mobility
Government Initiatives:
- National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020: In 2013, Government of India launched a National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020.
- It aims to achieve national fuel security by promoting hybrid and electric vehicles in the country.
- It targets 6-7 million sales of hybrid and electric vehicles year on year from 2020 onwards
- FAME I (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (hybrid &) Electric vehicles in India) : The objective of the scheme to support the hybrid or electric vehicles market development and its manufacturing eco-system in the country in order to achieve self-sustenance in stipulated period.
- It also seeks to provide demand incentives to electric and hybrid vehicles from two-wheeler to buses.
- Automotive Mission Plan 2026: It aims at making the Indian Automotive Industry among the top three of the world in engineering, manufacture and exports of vehicles & components; growing in value to over 12% of India GDP and generating an additional 65 million jobs.
- Green Urban Transport Scheme: Under this scheme, government aims to launch eco–friendly transportation facilities in urban areas
- India’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Mission 2030: Government plans to have an all-electric fleet of vehicles by 2030.
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