Delhi is on track to become the country’s electric vehicle capital with over 2000 charging stations
Under the government’s ‘Switch Delhi’ initiative, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated seven electric vehicle charging stations adding more charging points to Delhi’s tally of over 2,000. The new charging stations can be found at seven DTC bus depots throughout the city. The CM dedicated these charging stations to the public during an event at the Rajghat depot, from which he virtually inaugurated charging stations at the other depots.
CM’s Take On Electric Vehicle
During his speech at the event, the CM shared figures about the use of electric vehicles in Delhi and stated that the city is on its way to becoming the country’s EV capital. He said “In 2020, the Delhi government had formulated EV Policy and we didn’t expect we would get such a resounding response. Last year, 25,809 vehicles were sold and in the seven months this, over 29,000 vehicles have been sold and the numbers will increase by the end of this year.” He further added that electric vehicles comprised 9.3 per cent of the vehicle sales this year, with two-wheelers selling the most. “This means that Delhi is slowly becoming the EV capital.”
The CM also discussed the mobile application, which allows people to get information on nearby charging stations as well as their occupancy. According to him, the app will assist users in locating charging stations and will also allow users to see which stations are occupied. There are two types of charging facilities available at the stations: fast charging, which costs Rs 10 per unit of electricity consumed, and slow charging, which costs Rs 3 per unit of electricity consumed.
Apart from Rajghat, new charging stations have been developed at DTC’s IP Estate, Kalkaji, Nehru Place, Mehrauli, Dwarka Sector-2 and Dwarka Sector-8 bus depots. Liked this post? Don’t forget to check out our other short stories in our Quick Read section.