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      New Delhi News : Delhi to Get 100 EV Charging Stations in 2 Months : Arvind Kejriwal

      Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the national capital would get 100 electric vehicle charging stations in the next two months.

      Arvind Kejriwal inaugurate 11 charging stations and said the facilities would also include battery swapping points.

      Arvind Kejriwal Said :

      “Earlier, battery swapping points and charging stations were different but these have now been clubbed together. These 11 stations have 73 charging points. In the next two months, Delhi will get 100 charging stations,”.

      The chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said majority of these charging stations were being set up at Metro stations to enable people to leave their vehicles at the charging stations, take the Metro to their destinations, and then return home with a fully charge vehicle.

      The charging stations have come up under public-private partnership, for which the Delhi government identified 100 land parcels, Arvind Kejriwal said.

      The equipment and the manpower have provide by the concessionaires.

      Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said :

      “Today, I inaugurate 11 charging stations in Delhi. These are base on a unique model. After getting the vehicles charge at these stations, it will be extremely economical to drive them. Today, Delhi has given the world the cheapest model.”

      Arvind Kejriwal said that after charging their vehicle, would spend 7 paise per kilometre for a two-wheeler, 8 paise for a three-wheeler, and 33 paise for a car, which was more economical than petrol, diesel and CNG.

      The ambitious Delhi Electric Vehicles policy, introduce in August 2020, aims to increase the share of electric vehicles to 25% of total sales by 2024.

      Delhi government’s planning department issue a showcause notice to Shah over charges of “misusing public office” by acting as the “official spokesperson” as per Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), sources said.

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      The action came following a complaint by BJP leader and West Delhi MP Parvesh Verma.

      The Aam Aadmi Party had term the notice “yet another attack on the Delhi government due to its rising graph in Gujarat”.

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