(a) the number of registered freight trucks plying in the country and the trend of increase or decrease in their number during the last three years and the current year;
(b) whether the Government has conducted any study to ascertain the percentage of trucks that ply empty and if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to increase the number of energy and fuel-efficient trucks during the said period?
THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)
(a) The total number of vehicles registered as Goods Carriers in the country till 22.03.2022 is 1,03,24,663. The number of vehicles registered as Goods Carrier in the country during the last three years is mentioned below-
2019 2020 2021 2022 (Till 27.03.22)
7,00,979 4,50,163 5,41,165 1,58,476
The details given are for digitised vehicle records as per centralised Vahan 4 .
(b) No Sir.
(c) To promote pollution free automobiles, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has notified mass emission standards to introduce alternate fuels viz. blends of ethanol with gasoline ( E-10, E-12, E-15, E-20), flex-fuel (E 85) or (E 100) and Ethanol blend for diesel vehicles (ED 95), Biodiesel, Bio-CNG, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Methanol M15 or M100 and Methanol MD 95 , dual fuel, M85 and Di-Methyl Ether (DME or D100), Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle, Hydrogen CNG. Government has also taken various initiatives for greater adoption of electric vehicles in the country.
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