More people should come forward to buy electric scooters, thereby contributing to the bigger goals of achieving a cleaner Vijayawada and replacing 50% of the vehicles with eletric ones by 2030, NTR district Collector S. Dilli Rao has said.
Speaking after inaugurating an EV exhibition organised by New and Renewable Energy Department of Andhra Pradesh at the Collectorate here on October 3 (Tuesday), Mr. Dilli Rao advised the government employees to lead by example by switching over to electric vehicles.
“While the average expenditure for petrol two-wheelers for 100 km is somewhere between ₹250 and ₹300, the same for the electric two-wheelers is between ₹20 and ₹30 only. They can be charged easily at home,” the Collector said.
