Under this, the government approved the proposed one-time contribution on the purchase of electric vehicles and an additional budget provision of Rs 40 crore for reimbursement of State Goods and Services Tax (SGST). The state government had announced to reimburse Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 SGST amount for two-wheelers and Rs 10,000 to 20,000 for the purchase of three-wheelers according to the battery capacity of the vehicle.

It, however, pointed out that India's charging infrastructure demands are unique, considering that the vehicle mix is dominated by two-wheelers and three-wheelers, as opposed to advanced countries where four-wheelers is the dominant segment.

Hero Electric, an Indian electric scooter maker, announces a partnership with Jio-BP to provide EV charging and battery swapping solutions in India.

"Orders have already been given for 1,500 buses that will be inducted by November - December. There are 153 e-buses running presently in Delhi and with today's buses, the fleet will be now 250. "Fifty more e-buses will be inducted by September," he said.

Developed and installed by GPS Renewables with support from Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) and AeroCare Clean Energy, the EV charging station located at Haji Ali in Mumbai is India's first to be powered by biogas. It works in tandem with a biomethane plant positioned alongside it.

The capacity to produce power quality equipment has been expanded to 22,000 MVAR (kilowatt ampere reactive) from 10,000 MVAR.

Delhi government on Monday released the charging 'action plan' for electric vehicles on completion of two years of its EV Policy that was first launched in 2020. The plan said that the biggest hindrance to the large-scale adoption of electric vehicles is inadequate charging infrastructure.

On April 21, the central government issued an advice after more than two dozen e-two-wheelers caught fire between March and April of this year, warning manufacturers of electric vehicles that they must recall all defective batches of vehicles promptly as a precaution or face severe penalties. The government has also formed a committee comprised of specialists from the Indian Institute of Science and the Centre for Fire, Explosive, and Environment Safety to conduct in-depth research and provide "quality-centric" rules for the production of electric vehicles.

Electric vehicles (EVs) in India have seen a growth of CAGR of 205% and 149% domestic sales volumes in two-wheelers and four-wheelers respectively during FY20-FY22, but persistent concerns around raw material availability are set to dampen the demand scenario in the coming years.

The EV division of Ashok Leyland, ​​Switch Mobility unveiled India's first electric double-decker air-conditioned bus on Thursday. As of now, Switch is operating its twin-floor electric AC buses in the United Kingdom. Switch India has already secured an order of 200 electric double-decker buses in Mumbai and is looking at a dominant space in the electric double-decker segment, across key regions in the country, the company said.

Tata Motors on Thursday bagged an order to supply 921 electric buses to the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC).

Two-wheeler electric vehicles faring well, but long charging duration & expensive batteries may dent govt’s ambitions, says Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association report.

The automaker, which has lined up five new electric Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) with the first four expected to hit the roads between December 2024 and 2026, will evaluate incentives offered by different state governments before finalising strategy for production of these EVs.

Mahindra & Mahindra announced that it will launch five new electric SUVs for both domestic and international markets. The first four SUVs are expected to arrive in the market between 2024 and 2026.

Arora was responding to a query on VW group's electric vehicle plans for the Indian market below the luxury segment. The all-electric Porsche Taycan has a starting price of Rs 1.5 crore, while the Audi e-tron price ranges from Rs 99.99 lakh to Rs 1.18 crore. In terms of electro-mobility, he said, "We have followed a top-down approach with our luxury brands, already launching products into the market. Both Audi and Porsche have very successful electric vehicles in the Indian market."

Tata Power has partnered with real estate developer JP Infra Mumbai to provide electric vehicle (EV) charging points across its residential projects in Mumbai. ​​Residents with electric vehicles will have access to a 24x7 charging facility and can connect through the Tata Power EZ mobile application for all services, including remote vehicle charging monitoring and e-payments, it said.

With the fast adoption of environment-friendly EVs that run batteries charged by electricity, infrastructure to either charge such vehicles or provide facilities to replace discharged batteries with fully charged ones are being set up across the country. While charging the EV battery is not as fast as filling petrol or diesel, battery swapping offers a quick alternative.

India has a lot to gain from the widespread adoption of Electric Mobility (e-mobility). The comprehensive EV charging solutions can fulfil the needs for various applications such as parking, workplace, fleet, residential buildings, etc. Let’s first discuss the basics of EV chargers and their broader classifications based on Connection and Vehicle Technologies.

State-run Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) is in the process of collating information from the private sector for the super app, which is scheduled to go live in the next 4-6 weeks. The app will detail availability, charger types and charging tariffs, allowing users to make and change reservations at nearby stations.

Tata Power announced that it will be installing EV charging infrastructure in Maharashtra. This is through a deal with highways, and expressways that are linking Mumbai, Pune, Goa, Nashik and other locations.

Quiklyz has financed over 1000 electric vehicles over the last 12 months including passenger vehicles and three-wheelers. With the new thrust, the company is aiming to broaden its EV portfolio in India to boost its offerings in the logistics and the last mile mobility space.

As a first step in this direction, the state government is holding a day-long CEO-Ministerial Dialogue on Friday to frame requisite policy by eliciting views and ideas from various stakeholders. This is a first such initiative by a state, under the World Economic Forum-Moving India network, on 'Shaping the Future of Mobility', according to AP Industries and Investment Minister Gudivada Amarnath.

DDA in its meeting chaired by LG VK Saxena, who is also Chairman, DDA, took major decisions that would make owning a house easier for the Economically Weaker Sections, promote green fuel in the city and ensure transparency in the allotment of land for religious purposes, amongst others.

Gadkari stressed on the need to reduce the use of diesel in the public transport system and said the fare in electric buses can be 30% less than the diesel ones.

Aditi added that they are “95% on the way” to deliver proof-of-concepts of its LNG-to-CNG delivery units, and are looking to expand its on-site IoT-powered fuel dispensing units, branded Datum, of which 160 have been deployed in Pune as proof-of-concept.

Retail e-two-wheeler sales have been on an upswing and accounted for 3.8% of the total two-wheeler sales in June 2022, up from 2.7% in January. Okinawa leads the pack, with sales at 47,121 units followed by Hero Electric at 44,084 units.

The Hero MotoCorp-backed company expects that by the end of this decade up to 30 million electric two-wheelers would be sold in India and Ather Energy would invest a "lot more" for capacity growth over the next few years.

The company said it has chalked out capital expenditure plans of Rs 350 crore spread over five years for manufacturing advanced automotive technology components like power train sub-assemblies for electric vehicles and select internal combustion engine vehicles.

As part of the plan, about 1,000 new charging points for EVs and 103 battery swapping stations will be set up by Delhi Transco Limited (DTL) in the next few weeks. The first set of charging stations are expected to be inaugurated next month.​​​​

Currently, there are 896 public charging points and 103 battery swapping stations that are being installed under the DTL tender

Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL), a subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited, has announced these EV charging stations will cover more than 10,000 km of India's national highway network

The selected corridors include busy routes such as the Mumbai-Pune highway, Ahmedabad-Vadodara Highway, Delhi-Agra Yamuna Expressway, Eastern Peripheral Expressway, Hyderabad ORR Expressway, and Agra-Nagpur Highway to name a few, as per the statement.

The Government is attempting to modify the law to permit private miners to collect lithium, a crucial component of batteries used in electric vehicles and energy storage, as the country strives to become more self-sufficient in green technologies. In wake of this action, the government is also aiming to reduce India’s dependence on imports for some key minerals while putting the country in a better position to compete in the lucrative battery supply chain.

The plant would be used to set up multi-gigawatt Li-ion battery cell manufacturing facility for the new-age electric mobility and stationary application businesses in India. Exide Energy Solutions Ltd (EESL) has executed the lease-cum-sale agreement with Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) for procuring land parcel in Bengaluru, the company said in a regulatory filing.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal shared that there is an application through which people can get information on their nearest charging stations and the occupancy.

The Department of New & Renewable Energy, Government of Goa, has issued a notice announcing that it will stop offering subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs) in the state, with effect from July 31, 2022. This makes Goa the first state in the country to discontinue subsidies for EVs.

Earlier, the central government had roped in Centre for Fire Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES) to probe into the circumstances that led to EV fire incidents.

Revenue of the electric vehicle components is likely to rev up at a compound annual growth rate of around 76 per cent to Rs 72,500 crore in fiscal 2027 from Rs 4,300 crore last fiscal, it said.

Audi India Head Balbir Singh Dhillon said the auto major would stop production of current models powered by ICE and would commence transition to sell only electric vehicles from 2033 onwards. Dhillon clarified that the company would manufacture all the existing models fitted with petrol engine and would retail till 2032 for its transition to electric vehicles.

With increased adoption, Tata Motors-owned luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover expects 60% of the global Land Rover sales to be pure-electric by the year 2030.

In the public transportation space, the electric buses have a key role to play. India now plans a $10 billion electric Bus contract to curb emissions. CESL, a subsidiary of EESL, a government of India undertaking together with World Resources Institute India (WRI) has started contemplating to speed up the deployment of 50,000 electric buses in India by 2030.

The surging sales growth of electric vehicles, especially in the two- and three-wheeler categories that have seen several launches lately, may slow as safety norms are tightened following four recent fires involving such bikes.

This is second consecutive year of Rs 1,000 crore investment lined up by the two-wheeler major from South India, a part of which will go into doubling its EV production capacity to 25,000 units a month by the end of this year and further increasing it to 50,000 units a month.

If the existing vehicle design does not permit conforming to this standard, an Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System (AVAS), crudely similar to a loudspeaker, will need to be installed by the vehicle manufacturer.

In an aluminium-air battery, energy is released when aluminium reacts with oxygen in ambient air to produce aluminium hydroxide. Due to its light weight and high energy density, such a battery becomes ideal for electric vehicles, the company said in a press statement.

According to the report, the construction of these charging stations has started at various places including bus depots at Rajghat, Chattarpur, Dwarka Sector-22, Seemapuri, Dilshad Garden, Kair, Dhichau Kalan, Rani Khera, Kanjhawala, Bawana Sector-1 and Sector-5 and Rewla Khanpur.

Even if people in these tier II and III centres are preferring electric two-wheelers, it will still take some time before EVs can actually make a significant impact on the number of vehicles compared to the IC (internal combustion) engine manufactured vehicles, said Shriram City Union Finance MD and CEO YS Chakravarti.

The electrification of mobility will impact energy security, import bill, pollution level, climate change and therefore, even national health and sustenance. The action in EVs will happen at the intersection of mobility, energy, and real estate, he added.

According to the CAQM report, the targets have been set up in order to achieve zero tailpipe emissions with battery-operated vehicles. States need to set and accomplish these targets in terms of percentage of the new vehicle sales to be achieved by the end of the plan period while targeting total e-vehicles in particular categories.

The solution, where empty batteries can be exchanged for charged-up ones, is still in nascent stages in China, the world’s largest EV market, where it is anchored in strong government policy.

Currently its projects are located at Noida, Greater Noida, Raj Nagar Extension, Ghaziabad and Lucknow. Recently, the company has taken up the development of a stuck project under Project Management Consultancy model in Greater Noida.

"Delhi government has launched a #WhatsApp chatbot for #ElectricVehicles. Find your nearest charging station, know more about electric mobility, models etc. Send a 'hello' at 98103 36008 and let's collectively @SwitchDelhi," said a tweet by Delhi Transport Commissioner Ashish Kundra.

Notably, as per March 25, this year, the number of electric vehicles in the country are 10,76,420 and as per the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), a total of 1,742 Public Charging Stations (PCS) are operational in the country. Nine cities -- Surat, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Chennai, account for approximately 940 stations.

Retrofitting of vehicles is also among the solutions offered to tackle the polluting internal combustion engine or ICE vehicles currently plying on Indian roads. It is like this: the Government wants to junk old vehicles. Retrofitting companies ask: why not retrofit them? We talk to companies engaged in retrofitting and find out why this route can be more viable for Indian consumers, and why a legislation surrounding it is needed.

The investment in this project is planned to be made over a period of 16 months, and it hopes to contribute towards the emergence of clean energy, while at the same time, creating employment in the state.

“We have surveyed the housing societies where RWAs are managing the operations and everyone is facing the same issue. Most of them wants to install it at the visitors parking but residents object to that. A clarity will help as there is a lot of demand for EV charging stations,” said Pradeep Rahi, the residents welfare association president of Ramprastha Society.

The State Government will help the sector in areas like battery swapping, Bommai said after launching 152 EV charging stations and 'EV Campaign 2022' organised by Bengaluru's power distribution utility, Bescom.

Key to the program, first mooted in the federal budget in February, is the government’s desire to standardize the size of batteries to make them compatible with all vehicles using swap stations, the 40-page document shows. While India won’t immediately introduce standardized batteries for swap stations as it would need “close coordination” among swapping-point operators, that will be the long-term goal, the document states.

The EV policy offers various financial incentives to EV manufacturers by giving incentives on fixed capital investment (FCI), net SGST, stamp duty, employment generation, etc, an official statement said. There is 100 per cent reimbursement of stamp duty along with exemption in electricity duty for a period of 20 years. The SGST reimbursement shall be 50 per cent of the applicable net SGST for a period of 10 years.

According to the report, at a certain point of time in future, there may be an appropriate ecosystem for enforcement of regulation toward electric mobility or other clean transport options.

CPOS is an industry body representing EV charging station companies. It claims to have 21 members with over 3000 EV charging points in place. On Monday, the members of the society also committed to install 4000-5000 EV chargers as a pilot project over 2000 locations in Central Delhi.

LG Electronics recently acquired a 60 per cent stake in AppleMango for an unspecified amount, with GS Energy and GS Neotek taking over 34 per cent and 6 per cent stakes in the company, respectively, to secure a new growth engine, the company said in a statement.LG said it plans to establish a EV charging production line at the LG Digital Park in Pyeongtaek some 60 kms south of Seoul

As India picks up pace in the domestic e-mobility sector, the importance of an accessible network of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) in enabling a robust environment for electric vehicles (EVs) is now being recognised more than eve

The reasons are simple - there are tens of small EV makers in India in the two-wheeler, three-wheeler and bicycle segments, most of whom have neither the volumes nor the brand recall to sustain exclusive showrooms. With multi-brand showrooms, sales are higher than in single-brand showrooms, ensuring better sustainability of operations for the dealer.​

Tata Power has tied up with OEMs like Tata Motors under which home charger solution is provided to each of the vehicle owner, as part of the vehicle purchase and nearly 15,000 home chargers have been provided. In addition to this, nearly 2,000 plus public chargers are provided in nearly 170 cities including highways between cities so as to provide flexibility to users to top up their charging, as and when required.

PUNE While the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has proposed setting up as many as 2,375 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the state by 2025, it has built only 13 out of the 500 EV charging stations that were announced back in 2018

The partnership includes the installation of various 24x7 EV charging stations for two and four-wheelers. All in all, the installations would be done in 17 malls across 13 cities.

ABB had pushed back the proposed initial public offering (IPO) of the e-mobility business earlier this month, although it had planned to launch the process in the "coming weeks".

Under this agreement, EVIT will provide charging infrastructures at HPCL petrol pumps for EV users. This project will enable EV users to charge their EVs at the nearest HPCL pump. The charging comprises slow and fast EV chargers for Electric scooters, Autos and Cars at 136 locations.

The partnership extends 'BaaS' to Crayon's all low-powered and high-powered two-wheelers. The stations at all times will have charged and ready-to-go batteries that one can easily swap with their near-empty batteries within a few minutes, the release said.

The Kerala State Electricity Board Limited (KSEBL) and Elocity has partnered to build an EV charging network in the state, and the project has been kicked-off with charging station in the Palakkad District of Kerala.

A senior BESCOM official said that the date to apply for tender has been extended till June 17 as many perspective bidders had raised objection. “The conditions set in the tender has been decided by the committee as per the provisions of government. The BECIL letter was received by senior officials and they have responded to it,” the official said.

The expenditure of establishing a EV charging station in comparison to other sorts of businesses, the cost of setting up a charging station is fairly low. The Indian government has concluded that no license is required to build charging infrastructure as long as it meets the 'Ministry of Power' standards.

In a statement, Jio-bp said it will set up EV charging and swapping infrastructure at various Omaxe properties across Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, New Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Patiala, Amritsar, Jaipur, Sonipat and Bahadurgarh in a phased manner.

The Noida Authority, in an official statement, slammed EESL for not completing the deployment of EV charging stations within the designated timeframe. It pointed out that the authority is also receiving complaints of installed charging stations that have run out of order in the nearby areas of Sector 42.

"Current market conditions make it challenging to complete the planned listing of ABB's E-mobility business in the second quarter," spokesman Daniel Smith said. "Nevertheless, we constantly observe the market developments and intend to launch the IPO in the coming weeks subject to constructive market conditions."

"We are glad to partner with the BOLT team for setting up these EV charging stations in Iris Tech Park and Iris Broadway as it is one such initiative in facilitating the seamless and affordable EV infrastructure for the visitors and other people," Trehan Iris Executive Director Aman Trehan said in a statement.

“Our technical prowess in the EV charging space, together with Kolte Patil Developers' wide client base across key metros cities, would undoubtedly pave the way for rapid adoption of electric vehicles,” said Gurinder Singh Sandhu, Chief – New Business Services, Tata Power.

The three companies will explore setting up electric vehicle charging infrastructure for four-wheelers along with expanding Castrol's services to cater to EVs.

Delhi's first LEV AC EV charger under the state government's plan was developed and installed by Magenta ChargeGrid at Vasant Kunj residential community.

Over 200 chargers have been installed at 126 locations across Delhi since the launch of the single-window service for installing private charging points. The Delhi government has intensified its efforts toward strengthening EV chargers in public, semi-public and private spaces as demand for electric vehicles gathers pace.

"The public charging stations, having a total of 500 charging points for the electric vehicles, will start functioning from July and all of them will become operational by the end of the month," said a senior Delhi government official.

Data on public charger reliability — or “uptime” in industry-speak — is notoriously hard to come by. Perhaps the best measure is a crowdsourced system of ratings on PlugShare, a navigation platform that aims to be for EV drivers what Yelp is for diners. On a scale of 1-10, almost one quarter of PlugShare stations garner a score under 7.

Magenta ChargeGrid has formed alliances with prominent DISCOMs across the country such as BSES, BESCOM, among others with the goal of establishing a stronger EV (Electric Vehicle) charging ecosystem.

Hyundai plans to facilitate installation of DC 60 kW fast chargers across 34 of its EV Dealer locations in 29 cities, in addition to the existing AC 7.2 kW chargers. Hyundai Motor India Ltd has announced strategic partnership with Tata Power, one of India's largest integrated power companies and a leading EV charging infrastructure provider to build an EV charging network across India.

Statiq aims to have an approximately 10,000-strong EV charging network by the end of the year. Hero Electric also aims to contribute to the development of EV ecosystem in the country.

EVRE has installed East Delhi’s first residential EV charging facility in Mayur Vihar. It was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Shri Manish Sisodia.

Under the partnership, Chargezone, with its over 650 EV charging stations across more than 25 cities will provide its public charging network on National Highways to BYD India e6 customers. While Volttic EV Charging with over 300 charging points across India will be a vital partner of BYD, IndiPro will also provide charging facilities across India to e6 customers through their charging network.

India’s first EV charging station powered by bio-gas was inaugurated in Mumbai, Maharashtra. This station be will expected to generate 220 units of electricity from food waste collected from its nearby areas, mostly from bulk generators like hotels and offices.

EV charging infra does not have to be a mystery, many of these questions can already be answered by looking at the data and by applying data intelligence. Using data can not only save a lot of money and shorten time for ROI, but also allow the discovery of multiple new opportunities.

Housing society federations in the city have demanded more clarity about property tax rebates when they set up electric vehicle charging stations on the premises of societies.

Electric utility company Tata Power on Thursday informed the exchanges that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) to install up to 5,000 EV charging points across its members’ developer properties in Maharashtra.

An electric vehicle (EV)-charging infrastructure firm in Bengaluru has commissioned a public EV-charging hub with 50 charging points at Forum Neighbourhood Mall in the city.

Out of these RapidEVs, a large majority will include cargo EV fleets used for logistics and last-mile delivery operations, it said, adding these will be deployed in various cities, including Bengaluru, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Pune, Chennai, and Kolkata.

The area, which could be mistaken for a prototype lab, initially made just eight SUVs a day. But demand has shot up over the two years since the Nexon EV's launch. Tata now makes more than 100 a day though much of that is now handled at another plant nearby.

The government has allowed state-owned entities to offer land to private agencies setting up public charging stations through bidding starting with a floor price of ₹1 per unit.

There aren’t nearly enough charging stations yet. Power supply is erratic across most of the country. The true turning point, though, will be manufacturing EV car batteries indigenously, so prices can drop.

The Pune Municipal Corporation has already issued a tender for this project and plans to rope in private agencies for setting up the 500 EV charging stations. PMC wants to promote the use of electric bikes and electric cars in Pune.

The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has proposed to develop 50 stations to charge electric vehicles in the twin towns, keeping in mind the vision of the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) laid down by the central government.

The state government on Saturday launched the Goa Electric Vehicle (EV) Concessional Charging Infrastructure Policy-2021 to install charging stations at 50 locations initially identified by the state government.

Replying to supplementaries during the Question Hour, Heavy Industries Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey said the first priority would be to set up such charging stations for electric vehicles at express highways, highways and populated cities.

Car-buyers are getting behind the wheel of an electric vehicle (ev) in ever greater numbers. As battery costs tumble, prices are falling. Compared with internal combustion engine (ice) cars, which can be a pain to drive and service, electric cars are a thrill seeking motorist’s dream.

One of the solutions posited for greater adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), which also addresses the paucity of charging infrastructure, is ‘battery swapping’. Unfortunately, not all vehicle manufacturers in this space possess common battery specifications.

With electric vehicle adoption picking up pace in Delhi, power discom TPDDL said it has boosted charging infrastructure by installing over 1,400 chargers across the city and neighbouring towns in the national capital region.

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has formed an electric vehicle (EV) cell to facilitate end-to-end implementation and use of pollution free automobiles of all sizes.

The electric vehicle (EV) industry may fall well short of its target of setting up a sufficient number of public charging stations in India this year and thus dampen the excitement over EV adoption in the country.

Guidelines seek to proactively support creation of EV Charging Infrastructure; To provide for affordable tariff chargeable from Charging Station Operators/Owners and Electric Vehicle (EV) owners.

The charging points by ElectricPe will be available at residential complexes, malls, offices, and other establishments. Hero Electric on Tuesday said it has joined hands with EV charging platform ElectricPe to set up charging points across India for its customers. The collaboration entails Hero Electric riders to access ElectricPe's charging network.

The Ministry of Heavy Industries has sanctioned 2877 charging stations in 68 cities across 25 states/UTs under Phase-II of FAME India Scheme, Minister of State for Heavy Industries Krishan Pal Gurjar said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

Delhi Traffic Police has written to the Environment Department, suggesting that adequate number of charging stations be installed in the capital to avoid traffic snarls due to breakdown of 'uncharged' EVs.

Nitin Gadkari says the government has invited proposals from government organisations to build and operate public electric vehicle charging infrastructure on expressways and national highways under FAME India Scheme Phase-II.

PUNE In a bid to generate non-ticketing revenue, the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) is soon going to start charging stations at their depots as well as PMPML-owned open spaces in and around Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad cities

Now, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has finalized locations for this, like municipal gardens, main roads and educational institutes, in a bid to promote the use of e-bikes and e-cars. PMC officials said tenders have been issued and private agencies will be roped in for the project. The civic administration aims to charge a minimum amount for charging EVs and the money will be used for upkeep of the stations.

An additional 678 public EV charging stations were installed between October 2021 and January 2022 in nine Indian cities. About 940 of India's 1,640 public EV chargers are located in these cities. Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations have expanded by two-and-a-half times across nine megacities, including Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, in the last four months, the power ministry said on Saturday.

India currently has around 1,640 public electric vehicle charging stations, out of which 940 EV charging stations are spread across these cities. According to the Ministry of Power, India added 678 public EV charging stations between October 2021 and January 2022 in these nine cities.

The Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) Standing Committee has approved to set up charging points for the electric vehicles in the main building of PMC as well as in all the regional offices under their jurisdiction.

The state government has notified the Goa EV Concessional Charging Infrastructure Policy 2021, paving the way for EV charging stations across the state. It will also boost sales of electric vehicles. As per the policy, the charging stations operators shall be allowed other sources to generate revenue, but with prior approval.

Electric vehicles have low running costs as they have fewer moving parts for maintaining and are also environmentally friendly. Pune To promote the use of electric vehicles, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to erect electric vehicle charging stations at its headquarter and regional ward offices.

With this EV station, the city has now two of the largest electric vehicles charging stations in the country. The first EV station was opened earlier in January with a capacity of 100 charging points for 4 wheelers in Sector 52 of Gurugram.

NoBroker has teamed up with ElectricPe, an EV charging network, to install 100,000 electric charging points in residential neighbourhoods. Through the NoBrokerHood app, vehicle owners will be able to scan and pay their bills instantaneously or have the payment added to their electricity bill.

Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, responding to a question on "Electric Vehicles and Charging Stations" in the parliament today during the Question Hour said the cost of electric vehicles will be equivalent to petrol ones within two years.

As per Vahan 4 data, as of March 25 this year, a total of 10,76,420 EVs and a total of 1,742 Public Charging Stations (PCS), as per the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), are operational. The number of electric vehicles on roads in India has reached over ten lakhs with around 1,700 charging stations operational in public places across the country, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari informed Lok Sabha in a written reply.

The move is aimed at promoting the use of electric vehicles and also to incentivise EV charging at public stations, authorities said. This initiative of free afternoon charge to EV users is being taken up by an EV charging start-up ElectriVa, which has set up over 40 public charging stations in partnership with the three civic bodies.

In a first, billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd has set up electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at its Mumbai campus to allow employees to charge their EVs free of cost. The company's HR on Wednesday sent mailers to employees informing about the Jio-bp pulse EV charging zone at its Navi Mumbai.

Energy Minister- Nitin Raut on Monday announced setting up of 50 new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations for Maharashtra. According to a new report published in Times Of India, MSEDCL will set up 50 new EV charging stations, including six in Thane, 10 in Navi Mumbai, 18 in Pune, six in Nagpur and two each in Nashik, Aurangabad, Solapur, Kolhapur and Amravati. The state plans a total 5,000 new EV charging stations across the state, with 1,500 in Mumbai metropolitan region.

EarthtronEV is launching EV charging stations on the Delhi Agra Highway, Delhi Jaipur Highway, Delhi Chandigarh Highway and Delhi Haridwar Highway. Each of these stations will have a capacity of 50 charging points. Charging infrastructure provider, EarthtronEV has announced its plan to set-up electric vehicle (EV) charging stations on the Delhi-NCR highways.

The charging stations can be accessed through QR Code, RFID Card and Bluetooth for payment on the Sonae Mobile App. Sonae EV has launched a new charging station in Pune. The new charging station is equipped with a compact, portable and universal 3.3 KW AC charger with a 5 Amp/15 Amp plug that can be installed on a single phase 230 Volt electric supply that can power power any electric two-wheeler, three-wheeler and four-wheeler hassle-free.

Oil marketing company Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited has announced an investment of around ₹200 crore this fiscal to set up 100 fast electric vehicles charging corridors along national highways. BPCL made the announcement on Wednesday, saying that these corridors, to be set up along the 100 busiest national highways across India, will have 2,000 EV charging stations.

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