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.

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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.