37 e-vehicle charging stations to come up in Vadodara in 3 months

37 e-vehicle charging stations to come up in Vadodara in 3 months

Vadodara: 37 e-vehicle charging stations will start in upcoming 3 months in Vadodara.

The Ministry of Heavy Industries of the central government has given approval to REIL company under FAME India. Vadodara has over 700 e-two wheelers and several e-four wheelers. The stations will be based on revenue sharing model. VMC will allot the 37 spots to the company. One charging station will start per 20 square km area.

The feasibility survey is ongoing at present, informed the executive engineer Bharat Rana. There will be 10 slow charging stations and 27 fast charging stations. The charging stations will start at guest houses, places below bridges, townhalls, parking outside the gardens, and so on. The company will pay the electricity bill of the electricity usage at the charging stations One rupee per unit of electricity usage will be paid to VMC. Total 50 electric buses are approved for Vadodara.

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