EV charging and swapping stations to be identified in two weeks in Delhi

New Delhi: The Delhi government has begun working on a strategy to set up 200 public charging and battery-swapping stations at prominent locations in the city under the electric vehicles (EV) policy.

Last month the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government notified the Delhi Electric Vehicles Policy, 2020 which aims to reduce pollution and generate employment opportunities in the national capital for a period of three years. The government has set a target of having 25% cars as electric vehicles by 2024. This comes as battling hazardous levels of pollution is an yearly phenomenon in Delhi. The policy received positive responses from industry experts.

All government agencies in Delhi, including the three municipal corporations, New Delhi Municipal Corporation, Delhi Development Authority, Public Works Department, and the transport department will carry out a comprehensive planning exercise in the next two weeks to identify concessional locations within their jurisdictions for the purpose of setting up public charging stations.