Target electric vehicles: 10,000 charging points by December in Delhi

NEW DELHI: As the fifth week of the “Switch Delhi” campaign concluded on Saturday, transport minister Kailash Gahlot said that with a three-pronged strategy, the Kejriwal government had taken the lead across India in installing sound charging infrastructure in Delhi for a smooth transition to electric vehicles.
The fifth week of the campaign focused on raising awareness among people about electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the capital. “Delhi government is leaving no stone unturned to ensure a smooth transition to EVs for Delhiites. The vision of the Kejriwal government to establish a charging point at a distance of every three kilometres will increase confidence in people to make the switch to EV and pave the way for making Delhi the electric vehicle capital of India,” Gahlot claimed.
Elaborating on the “three pillars” of the strategy to expand EV charging infrastructure in Delhi, Gahlot said the government had already floated a tender for 100 public charging stations, with 500 charging points at prominent locations, which will be operational by December this year. This is apart from the existing 72 stations already operational in Delhi, the details of which can be viewed at ev.delhi.gov.in.