Chandigarh to stop registering petrol cars & bikes by end-2023

4,032 petrol 2-wheelers have already been registered since April 1, 2023, compared to just 257 electric 2-wheelers.

The Chandigarh administration is set to stop registering petrol bikes from July and petrol-powered cars from December 2023.

Last year, the union territory of Chandigarh rolled out its EV policy, which planned to gradually stop registering non-electric vehicles. The government hopes that this would dissuade people from buying vehicles.

The administration has put a cap on the number of petrol 2-wheelers and 4-wheelers that can be registered in the current fiscal. As per the EV policy, 6,202 petrol-powered 2-wheelers can be registered in FY2023. Once this limit is reached, only electric 2-wheelers will be registered.

The government data suggests, 4,032 petrol 2-wheelers have already been registered since April 1, 2023, compared to just 257 electric 2-wheelers. It means only 2,170 more vehicles can be registered this fiscal. 

The Chandigarh administration will only register 22,626 new non-electric 4-wheelers this fiscal. This limit is expected to be reached by December.

Source: HT