To promote the new electric vehicle policy of the Maharashtra government, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking of BMC plans to set up charging stations at 55 locations in the city and suburbs for two-wheelers, three-wheelers and four-wheelers, along with vans and buses.
On July 13, the government had introduced the new policy, seeking to encourage the use of battery-operated vehicles to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. To transition to electric vehicles, the state has also provided exemption in road tax, registration charges and property tax.
As per the policy, apart from the production of electric vehicles, creating necessary infrastructure will be promoted by the government to encourage people to use these vehicles.
