Over 4,000 registered electric vehicles in Chandigarh, but still no public charging facility

Even as over 4,000 electric vehicles have been registered in Chandigarh in the past five years, the UT administration has failed to make operational even a single public charging station in the city.

In reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Union minister of road transport and highways General VK Singh (retd) said there were 4,161 registered electric vehicles in Chandigarh and six charging stations were operational.

However, all these six stations are operated by a private firm, while those readied by the UT administration for public use at affordable rates continue to lie non-functional.