Vadodara becomes first city in Gujarat to have an Electric Vehicle Charging Station at Petrol Pump

Vadodara: First electric vehicle charging station was opened at HPCL petrol pump, Karelibaug, opposite Swaminarayan Mandir.

Pankaj Vaswani, Senior Manager at HPCL sharing the details, said that, this electric station consists of two basic types of chargers, slow and fast. The slow charger takes about five to six hours for a vehicle to get charge, whereas the fast charger takes around 80 to 90 minutes to charge a vehicle.

He further said that, currently there are 185 electric vehicles in Vadodara including four wheelers. In one time charge, a vehicle can run around 100 to 180 km, but it again depends on the running and also the brand of the vehicle. Per day, 18 to 20 four wheelers can be charged at the station with two wheelers charging in more numbers. He said as this is a beginning, the company only charges Rs 200 per charge.

Vaswani further said that they have acquired the electric chargers from National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC). He said there will be three electric vehicle charging station in Vadodara by HPCL. He also said that four stations will be set up in Surat city.

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