Image: Delhi Transport CorporationIn her speech at the flag-off ceremony, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that 140 of the 200 units are for the DEVi (Delhi Electric Vehicle Interconnector) feeder service. Local media reports say that DTC has inducted a mix of 7-, 9- and 12-metre electric buses and is using the smaller-sized models on the last-mile routes. Initially, it used only 9-metre units for the DEVi service, but later added 7-metre units to ease operations in areas with narrow streets.Visuals from the flag-off ceremony held at the East Vinod Nagar depot suggest that PMI Electro Mobility and JBM Ecolife have supplied the smaller electric buses. The 12-metre electric buses appear to be a mix of JBM Ecolife’s 12dl and Switch Mobility’s EiV12 low-floor models. These larger e-buses are serving main routes and a new Delhi-Rohtak intercity service.In addition to deploying the 200 electric buses, DTC has opened a new charging station at the East Vinod Nagar depot. This facility hosts 30 charging points with an output of up to 240 kW and can serve approximately 120 buses daily.“Our EV fleet in Delhi is set to expand continuously, month after month. Consequently, it is absolutely essential that the supporting infrastructure is developed in tandem, and that the requisite electricity supply is made available across our city—provisions that have been fully integrated into our comprehensive layout plans,” Gupta said.DTC has the largest electric bus fleet among all public transport operators across India. It operates a total of approximately 6,300 buses, of which 4,538 are electric and 1,759 are CNG. Gupta said that the government has set a target of expanding the e-bus fleet to 7,000 by the end of this year and further to 14,000 units by 2028-29. She also shared snippets from the proposed Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2026–2030, for which the city’s transport department is currently gathering feedback from the general public and other stakeholders.x.com, zeebiz.com