Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said the government has set a target of having one charging point in a radius of three kilometers. He also said the Delhi government lost two important years due to the Covid pandemic, but it will be able to achieve the target of 25 percent of electric vehicles among total vehicle registrations by 2024.
“The most important target is to create a good network of charging stations. Delhi already has more than 2,000 charging stations. Around 100 charging stations are being created. We have a target of making a charging point available in a radius of three kilometres,” the minister said during an interaction at the Delhi EV Forum organised here.
Asked what was holding back the sales of electric vehicles despite several awareness campaigns and incentives, Gahlot said a lot of people are not adopting EVs due to the range issue and the unavailability of charging stations along the highways or outside Delhi.
