CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -50 Electric Buses launched in Delhi under FAME India Phase II scheme. 50 electric buses were launched in Delhi with support under the FAME India Phase II scheme of the Ministry of Heavy Industries.

Detailed explanation-2: -This phase aims to generate demand by way of supporting 7000 e-Buses, 5 lakh e-3 Wheelers, 55000 e-4 Wheeler Passenger Cars (including Strong Hybrid) and 10 lakh e-2 Wheelers.

Detailed explanation-3: -The growth of e-buses in India In fact, as far as electric bus sales are concerned, these came in at 1, 939 units in 2022 compared to 1, 171 units in the previous year, weighing in at 0.2 percent of the total electric vehicles sold in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -The second phase (FAME II) is a 3-year subsidy programme. It aims at supporting the electrification of public and shared transportation: around 7, 000 electric and hybrid buses, 500, 000 lakh electric three wheelers, 55, 000 electric four wheeler passenger cars, and 1 million electric two wheelers.

Detailed explanation-5: -Automobile major Tata Motors on Friday announced that Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has signed an agreement with its subsidiary company for the operation of 921 low-floor electric buses in the city.