{"id":51750,"date":"2024-10-09T13:57:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T08:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=51750"},"modified":"2024-10-09T13:57:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T08:57:37","slug":"cda-unveils-plan-to-fully-electrify-commercial-buses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/automobile\/cda-unveils-plan-to-fully-electrify-commercial-buses\/","title":{"rendered":"CDA unveils plan to fully electrify commercial buses"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority<\/a> (CDA) Chairman Muhammad Ali Randhawa has unveiled ambitious plans to electrify commercial vehicles in Islamabad, marking a significant step towards a greener and more efficient public transportation system.<\/p>\n

During a meeting, Randhawa emphasized the importance of transitioning from commercial buses to electric buses<\/a>, which will not only modernize the city’s transport infrastructure but also drastically reduce its carbon footprint.<\/p>\n

To facilitate this transition, the chairman directed officials to explore soft loans for commercial transport operators and introduce special incentives to encourage faster adoption of electric mobility.<\/p>\n

Randhawa also stressed the need for cooperation with International Financial Institutions<\/a> (IFIs) to secure funding for the initiative, with a focus on earning carbon credits and minimizing environmental impact.<\/p>\n

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In this connection, the chairman instructed to introduce new regulations to facilitate the establishment of electric vehicle charging stations at Petrol Pumps across the city.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Moreover, charging stations will also be installed near the digital parking facilities recently launched by CDA. <\/span>The Ministry of Climate Change will be consulted to ensure alignment with the country’s climate goals.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

By implementing these measures, Islamabad aims to become a model for sustainable transportation in Pakistan, reducing its reliance on fossil fuels and mitigating the city’s environmental impact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Muhammad Ali Randhawa has unveiled ambitious plans to electrify commercial vehicles in Islamabad, marking a significant step towards a greener and more efficient public transportation system. During a meeting, Randhawa emphasized the importance of transitioning from commercial buses to electric buses, which will not only modernize the city’s transport […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":51755,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14342,2],"tags":[3668,16400,22814],"class_list":["post-51750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-automobile","category-pakistan","tag-capital-development-authority","tag-electric-buses","tag-international-financial-institutions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51750"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51756,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51750\/revisions\/51756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}