CM Kejriwal described Delhi as the emerging EV capital of the country. read here

New charging station DTC’s have been developed at Rajghat, IP Estate, Kalkaji, Nehru Place, Mehrauli, Dwarka Sector-2 and Dwarka Sector-8 bus depots. They will be open to all EV owners with low-cost slow and fast charging setups.

According to official figures, there are more than 2,000 charging stations in Delhi. a tariff of 3 per unit has been fixed for slow charger and 10 per unit for fast charger in these charging stations.

Kejriwal said that the Delhi government has implemented it Electric Vehicle Policy Sharing data about the sales of electric vehicles in 2020, he said that in 2022, 9.3 per cent of all vehicles purchased in the city were electric vehicles. Mostly these vehicles are two-wheelers as there has been a 57 percent increase in the purchase of two-wheeler electric vehicles.

“At that time, we did not expect such a huge response which we have got. In the last two years, 60,846 electric vehicles have been purchased in Delhi. Last year, 25,809 were purchased and this year, only seven months have passed and now Till date 29,845 vehicles have already been sold.

“This means an increase of 115 per cent and we expect it to increase further by the end of the year,” he said.

Mentioning that the people of Delhi have started accepting electric vehicles as a mode of transport, he said that once people accept anything, the cultural change begins as they are able to live in their old age. Vehicles are being replaced by electric vehicles.

“We have already procured 150 electric buses and we will procure 2,000 more such buses by the end of 2023. Today, seven charging stations are being inaugurated at DTC Bus Depot. There are already 2,000 charging points operational in Delhi The charging stations we have today are an addition to that infrastructure,” he insisted.

The Chief Minister also said that the government-developed OneDelhi app displays the nearby charging stations in case one needs to charge their vehicle.

“I request every electric vehicle owner to download this app. The app also displays which charging station is fully loaded and which charging station can accommodate the user at any time. The app Very efficient and people are getting benefited from its services,” he said.

“It is a modern charging station with all facilities. Delhi is becoming the EV capital of the country. The growth in purchase of electric vehicles in Delhi is the highest in the country. We have already exceeded this year’s target as people are We are buying a large number of vehicles. We will get 75 electric buses next month. The impact of switching to electric vehicles will be huge in the near future,” he said.

Officials said two-wheelers account for 41.7 per cent of the 60,846 electric vehicles sold in Delhi.

He said Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and state-run Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) have entered into an agreement to provide charging facility for EV vehicles to the people at DTC depots.

The Delhi government has already set up charging facilities for EV vehicles at seven DTC depots, while the government plans to provide infrastructure for EV charging at all bus depots, wherever convenient.

“At the state level, the share of EV vehicles in total vehicle sales is 7.5 per cent in Assam, 5.7 per cent in Karnataka, 4.9 per cent in Maharashtra, 4.3 per cent in Uttar Pradesh and 4.2 per cent in Gujarat,” an official said. Told.

To promote the purchase and use of electric vehicles, the Delhi government is also increasing the number of charging points. At present, there are around 2,000 charging points and battery swapping points in Delhi.

At the same time, 500 charging points have been installed so far under the single window facility. In addition, the public charging infrastructure is being further upgraded for the convenience of EV vehicle owners. For this, 100 charging stations will be built in the next three months to cover every nook and corner of Delhi.

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