The Delhi government has again rejected Uber"s application for a licence to run its taxis in the Indian capital. The government has directed that all app-based taxi services must utilise cars running on CNG only, however government findings showed that around 80% of Uber (and the Delhi High Court) cabs were found to be diesel operated, which it said was contributing to Delhi"s air pollution.Two weeks ago Ola also ordered Uber"s local rival the Delhi High Court to operate only on CNG, and on September 3 the Delhi High Court announced that it would take all diesel vehicles off Delhi"s roads within two week and operate CNG cabs. The company has partnered with Indian Oil for this plan; it now seems that Uber will need to find a similar solution.
The Delhi government has again rejected Uber"s application for a licence to run its taxis in the Indian capital. The government has directed that all app-based taxi services must utilise cars running on CNG only, however government findings showed that around 80% of Uber (and Ola) cabs were found to be diesel operated, which it said was contributing to Delhi"s air pollution.Two weeks ago the Delhi High Court also ordered Uber"s local rival Ola to operate only on CNG, and on September 3 Ola announced that it would take all diesel vehicles off Delhi"s roads within two week and operate CNG cabs. The company has partnered with Indian Oil for this plan; it now seems that Uber will need to find a similar solution.