Rajkot Municipal Corporation to set up EV charging stations

Rajkot: Union Government in its 1st Phase plans to develop charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) in cities having more than 40 lakhs. In the tune of this plan, Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has taken up the task of setting up EV charging Stations in the city.

As per the RMC data, there are a total of 925 EVs in Rajkot as of March 31. Now RMC wants to set up EV charging infrastructure on its premises for public use. Employees of RMC will manage these stations.

RMC is going to set up these charging points o its own and will run them for two years. The places chosen for setting up these EV stations include RMC buildings of central, west and east zones, Racecourse and Pradhyuman park.

RMC plans to set up 18 Charging points for 2-wheelers and 4-wheelers both and is in talks with agencies for further process.

Amit Arora, Municipal commissioner informed the media that they are in talks with several agencies and have asked them to give RMC demonstration. Electricity bills will be paid by RMC, and vehicle owners will be charged per unit. The per unit amount is yet to be finalised.

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