10 Year Old Diesel Cars Are Banned In Delhi: But You Can Drive Them Legally! Find Out How

Leaders all over the world recently had gathered at Glasgow for COP 26 to decide the way forward to protect the planet. Reducing carbon emissions is one of the important steps on which nations across the world have agreed upon. Automobiles based on fossil fuels are a major source of these carbon emissions is no news.

With rising pollution in the national capital region of India, the government had decided to take some stringent actions. According to orders issued by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in 2015 and the Supreme Court in 2018, any registered diesel vehicle over 10 years old and petrol vehicle over 15 years old cannot operate in the National Capital Region.

The government is going to follow these rules while giving older automobile owners breathing room.

Diesel cars older than 10 years can operate in Delhi, with the help of electric kits

In what might be termed as a big relief, the Delhi government has allowed people who have diesel cars older than 10 years to continue to use them beyond this time period after a modification. Those Delhiites who are interested in continuing usage of old diesel vehicles will have to retrofit their vehicles with electric kits.

Recently, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot announced that once a vehicle is fitted with the electric kit, it can continue to ply on roads of the national capital beyond 10 years.

“Delhi is now open to ICE to electric retrofitting! Vehicles if found fit can convert their diesel to the electric engine, dept’ll empanel manufacturers of pure electric kit by approved testing agencies. Once empanelled this’ll enable vehicles to continue plying here beyond 10 yrs,” the minister Twitted on Thursday.

Delhi Government also pushes Electric Vehicles

In addition to that, the Delhi Government has given a further push towards the adoption of electric vehicles. It has decided to exempt Electric Light Commercial Vehicles from any prohibition from plying and idle parking on identified roads during ‘No Entry’ hours.

“Good news for Electric Light Commercial Vehicles ( L5N & N1). To drive adoption of EVs we’ve exempted these vehicles from any prohibition from plying & idle parking on identified roads during ‘No Entry’ Hours. LCVs reg. have already seen a 95% hike since launch of EV Policy!,” Gahlot had tweeted earlier.