With the current situation way behind international standards, the Delhi government have planned to roll out a new policy for EVs in the capital. The main aim of the move is to bring Delhi to par with international standards and improve EV infrastructure by setting up 100kW fast-charging stations and giving a 30 lakh incentive to private partners for building the infrastructure.
Presently the city has one charging station per 100 vehicles, while the ratio of the same in Europe and the US is about 10 to 15 vehicles. The policy emphasises on improvement of the existing structures by providing faster charging to avoid long queues. Another important initiative is by the transport department which aims to make EV charging facilities compulsory in every building and reserve a 20 per cent portion of the same for EV infrastructure.
The government specified in the latest draft that it aims to expand charging stations to 13,200 by 2030 with 1 station in a radius of 5 kilometres across the city. A Transport Department official said that the major reason for less adoption of EVs is the absence of charging ports as there are very few of them and even the ones that exist have a lower charging capacity making it difficult to expand the adoption of Electric vehicles on a large scale.
EVs are the future of transport, with benefits ranging from ecological and economical it is important to transition towards them. The current draft policy can serve as a good step in the direction and also act as a predecessor for other states in the country.
