Initiative to save the environment:Registration of diesel cars and taxis will be banned in Singapore from 2025, the rule being implemented 5 years before the target

 

The Indian government is also promoting the sale of electric vehicles, but no deadline has been set to remove diesel-petrol powered vehicles.

Special initiative to reduce emissions and promote the use of electric vehicles

Registration of diesel cars and taxis will not be allowed in Singapore from 2025. This rule is being implemented five years before the 2030 deadline. The government has taken this initiative to reduce emissions and promote the use of electric vehicles.

According to Singapore's Department of Road Transport, about 3% of passenger cars are driven by diesel, but diesel taxis account for more than 41%. Most freight transport vehicles and buses also run on diesel, but new rules will not apply to them.

The Singapore government plans to set up 60,000 EV charging stations by 2030. Of this, two-thirds will be set up in public car parking and the rest in private premises. Singapore's Road Transport Department says that these measures will help achieve the target of stopping registration of new diesel cars and taxis in the country after 2025.

All new cars and taxis registered in the country by 2030 are required to have green energy models. By 2040, all vehicles are targeted to run on clean and green energy. Prior to Singapore, Norway had announced to stop selling fossil fuel-powered vehicles in its country by 2025.

Sales of EVs in Norway have increased by 60%. Apart from Norway, European countries such as Denmark, Netherlands, UK and Ireland have announced to stop selling petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030. Paris aims to remove diesel cars from the roads by 2024. Diesel powered vehicles may be banned by 2025 in Brussels, Rome and Athens.

There is no such deadline set in India right now

Though the Government of India is taking measures to boost sales of electric vehicles, no deadline has been set to remove diesel-petrol powered vehicles from the roads. A few days ago, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has also said that the government plans to promote green and clean energy but there is currently no plan to ban the internal combustion engine (IEC).