Archive · 15 Nov 2025
Delhi CM Launches Electric Buses and New Vehicle Testing Center
The leader of Delhi, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, started some new things to help the city.
She launched 50 new electric buses that are quiet and good for the air.
She also started building a new place where cars will be checked to make sure they are safe and not polluting too much.
Delhi has many cars, and currently, not enough of them are being checked.
This new place will help test many more cars.
The Chief Minister mentioned that her team has added many electric buses recently, which is much more than what was done before.
These actions are all part of a plan to make Delhi's air cleaner and make traveling easier.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched 50 new electric buses.
She also laid the foundation for a new automated vehicle testing station in Tehkhand.
The new testing station will significantly increase the number of vehicles tested annually for fitness.
The Chief Minister highlighted that the current government has added a record number of e-buses compared to the previous regime.
These initiatives are aimed at improving Delhi's environmental quality and reducing air pollution.
- Who
- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Delhi Government
- What
- Flagged off 50 new electric buses and laid the foundation stone for an automated vehicle testing station.
- When
- Friday
- Where
- Tehkhand, Delhi
- Why
- To address air pollution by promoting eco-friendly transport and increasing the capacity for vehicle fitness testing, particularly for commercial vehicles which are major polluters.
Previous Regime
Current Government (CM Rekha Gupta)
Electric Bus Induction
Previous Regime
Inducted only 2,000 e-buses in 11 years.
Current Government (CM Rekha Gupta)
Added 1,350 new e-buses in the last eight months, calling it record progress.
- New Electric Buses Added
- 50
- Automated Testing Centre Location
- Tehkhand
- Tehkhand ATS Annual Testing Capacity
- 73,000 vehicles
- Current Operational ATS
- 1 (Jhuljhuli)
- Current Annual Testing Capacity
- 47,919 vehicles
- Total Registered Vehicles in Delhi
- Over 1.53 crore
- Commercial Vehicles Requiring Fitness Tests Annually
- Approx. 6.5 lakh
- Other ATS Under Construction
- Nand Nagri
