(ET)
The government is going full throttle in its efforts to realise the ambition of making India an electric vehicle hub by 2030. In the first phase of Electric Vehicles (EV) rollout plan, the power ministry is targetting 4 billion-plus population cities under the EV policy initiative. It plans to cover all the state capitals, union territories, major highways and key cities under the second phase.
“In a grid of 3-by-3 kilometere (km), atleast one public charging station will be set up in urban areas. For the highways, atleast one fast charging station is planned for every 100 kms,” ministry’s joint secretary Vivek Kumar Dewangan said at an industry event here. The Power ministry had in April last year announced that charging of electric vehicles is not a licensed activity and would be considered as a service. The de-licensing made sure that any entity can set up a public charging station in the country.
