The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has recently announced plans to add an EV charging station for every 40 to 60 kilometers (approximately 25 to 37 miles) of national highways. The organization plans to cover 40,000 kilometers of the highways by 2023 with these charging stations.
The work of the awarded WSA sites would be completed by the end of the financial year 2022-23, the Minister stated while replying to a written question.
- Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) had also invited proposals from Government Organizations, Public Sector Undertakings (PSU), Government DISCOMs and Oil Public Sector Undertakings to build and operate EV charging stations on Expressways and National Highways under FAME India Scheme Phase-II.
- In India, this idea is becoming a reality with a network of nearly 700 EV-charging stations to be distributed alongside every national highway.
- Giridhar Aramane, chairman of NHAI, also explained that rest stops, bathrooms, and even restaurants will accompany the EV charging stations to create a full network of amenities for drivers. The plan also includes petrol and diesel stations.
- According to the U.S. Department of Energy, all-electric vehicles have a range of about 60 to 300 miles (97 to 483 kilometers) per charge, while gasoline-powered vehicles range from about 240 to over 700 miles (386 to 1,127 kilometers) per tank.
- Tesla's Model S Long Range reaches over 370 miles per charge.
- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited is planning to make use of its large network of over 19,000 fueling stations to create over 5,000 new EV charging stations in the next three years.
- Nitin Gadkari, Union Road Transport Minister in India, told Deccan Herald that India has a target for 70% of commercial vehicles, 30% of privately owned vehicles, 40% of buses, and 80% of two- and three-wheeled vehicles to be electric by 2030.
- Agra - Delhi - Jaipur will be the first 500km electric vehicle corridor and operated by ASSAR
- NHEV would be able to transform any NH into an E-Highway within 90 days where the maximum time waiting for a breakdown electric vehicle is 30 minutes only.
National Highways for EV (NHEV) Roundtable on EV charging infra financing with Annuity Hybrid E-Mobility (AHEM) is the Pre Allocation Round of Charging Stations to PSUs in its 10th Round of NHEV pilot starting from 26th Oct 2021, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
