A framework was established by the US and India to enable the deployment of 10,000 electric buses produced in India in towns across the nation.
Eric Garcetti, the US ambassador to India, claimed on Wednesday that electric buses might revolutionize society and usher in a day when the globe will be habitable.
The ambassador traveled to a session on "accelerating deployment of electric buses in India" on an electric bus made in India.
"Riding an electric bus in India was a very exciting experience for me. Electric buses can alter the world, as we all know. They help us lessen our carbon (footprint), are cleaner and quieter, and ensure that our world will be habitable in the future.
The United States government is collaborating with our colleagues in the Government of India to put more electric buses on the streets of Indian cities, he continued, and this is one of the reasons for it.
In order to realize a collaborative vision initially outlined during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's formal state visit to the White House, the United States and India have developed a mechanism that would enable the deployment of 10,000 electric buses built in India in towns all over the nation.
"We witness the effects of the global climate crisis every day. The future of our planet and its inhabitants are in danger if we don't act soon. According to the ambassador, the cooperation launched today would mobilize funding for a fleet of 10,000 electric buses that will travel throughout India, increasing the country's possibilities for using electric public transportation and resulting in cleaner cities and healthier communities.
The ambassador rode in an electric bus operated by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), according to Minister of Transport for Delhi Kailash Gahlot.
A payment security mechanism for increasing electric mobility in India will receive joint support from India and the United States, according to a joint statement released earlier this month. This will help the PM e- Bus Sewa scheme, which aims to purchase 10,000 electric buses for cities without adequate public transportation, succeed.
According to a statement about their discussion, US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Modi discussed the significance of "decarbonizing the transport sector." Prior to the opening of the G20 Leaders' Summit, Modi and Biden had a meeting at the prime minister's house.
With the goal of gradually deploying 50,000 new electric buses throughout the nation, India had established the NEBP in June of last year.
"Through this new partnership, the US government including the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the office of the US Special Presidential Envoy for the Climate will partner with public and private sector entities to accelerate electric bus financing," the US Embassy's statement in New Delhi stated.
