Karnataka seeks ₹250 crore for electric vehicle charging stations
Karnataka has sought ₹250 crore assistance under FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles) scheme to set up 1,000 public electric vehicle charging stations in the State.
“We have set up 200 charging stations on our own. To create a conducive atmosphere for the sector to grow, we want to increase it to 1,000. We have approached the Centre for funds,” said Gaurav Gupta, Karnataka Principal Secretary, Department of IT, BT and S&T, in an interaction with BusinessLine.
The State government has been supporting electric vehicles makers as Bengaluru has the highest concentration of registered vehicles.
