DELIVER ELECTRIC DELHI PILOT ON ELECTRIFICATION OF FINAL-MILE DELIVERY VEHICLES IN DELHI

The 'Deliver Electric Delhi' pilot is a collaboration between RMI, the Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi (DDC), and 36 private sector partners to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) for final-mile delivery. The initiative addresses the high pollution and carbon emissions caused by urban freight, which accounts for 45% of vehicular NOx pollution in Delhi. The pilot follows a three-phase approach—design, execution, and documentation—to gather data on total cost of ownership (TCO), vehicle productivity, and charging patterns. This data is intended to reduce risks for EV owners and financiers and inform public policy and infrastructure planning.

• Urban freight transportation, including light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles, is a primary driver of air pollution in Delhi, contributing 45% of the city's vehicular NOx pollution and causing significant respiratory ailments.
• Electric vehicles (EVs) offer significant environmental benefits over internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, including zero tailpipe emissions and approximately 35% lower well-to-wheel CO2 emissions.
• While EVs currently face higher total cost of ownership (TCO) due to purchase costs and interest rates, the Delhi EV policy and FAME II incentives make many urban-delivery EVs cheaper than ICE vehicles. Without incentives, electric two-wheelers were projected to reach TCO parity by the end of 2020, three-wheelers by 2022, and four-wheelers by 2024.
• The 'Deliver Electric Delhi' pilot involves 36 private sector organizations and aims to deploy 1,000 delivery vehicles and associated charging infrastructure in 2020 to document performance and create a replicable roadmap for other Indian cities.
• The pilot is structured into three phases: Design (stakeholder alignment and roadmap creation), Execution (vehicle and charger deployment and troubleshooting), and Documentation (data aggregation and analysis to inform future decision-making).
• Key barriers to EV adoption identified by the private sector include slow vehicle registration processes, lack of financing on acceptable terms, insufficient charging infrastructure, and operational restrictions regarding plying and parking.

APA

RMI (n.d.). DELIVER ELECTRIC DELHI PILOT ON ELECTRIFICATION OF FINAL-MILE DELIVERY VEHICLES IN DELHI. https://rmi.org/app/uploads/2020/07/Freight-Report_08072020.pdf

Chicago

RMI. DELIVER ELECTRIC DELHI PILOT ON ELECTRIFICATION OF FINAL-MILE DELIVERY VEHICLES IN DELHI. n.d. https://rmi.org/app/uploads/2020/07/Freight-Report_08072020.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rminddeliver, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{DELIVER ELECTRIC DELHI PILOT ON ELECTRIFICATION OF FINAL-MILE DELIVERY VEHICLES IN DELHI}}, institution = {RMI}, url = {https://rmi.org/app/uploads/2020/07/Freight-Report_08072020.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }