Low-Cost EV Charging Points To Be Set Up In India

The government of India is targeting an increase of EV mobility in India and hence is setting up EV charging infrastructure to further promote environmentally friendly EV- sustainable mobility.

Buying an EV is a prudent task due to aspects like product cost, battery range and most importantly, the availability of charging stations. However, need not worry anymore about finding charging points as the Indian Government plans to set up AC charging stations for electric vehicles within the time span of the next two months.

The government aims to reduce the cost of setting up an electric vehicle charging infrastructure within the two months target period. The price of establishing AC charging points in India will be as low as Rs3,500 per unit. According to our sources, EV manufacturers and suppliers of India formed a committee and performed multiple research to develop low-cost EV charging units.

These AC Charging points which is to be set up in India provides a power of up to 3kW to be drawn for charging electric two and three-wheelers. This low cost charging unit utilises less power than the charging units currently available in the market for two and three-wheelers.

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"The group had set a target price of less than 93,500 (USD 50) for a smart AC charge point operated with a smartphone, for a global breakthrough in affordable EV charging infrastructure. Fast-track development of the standard, close working between industry and government, and diligent testing and validation have met with success," the statement said.

The Government officials stated that parking lots at metro and railway stations, hospitals, shopping malls, apartments and even smaller shops is where the charging points are going to be set up.

According to the committee, these low-cost charging points can be fixed with a 220V 15A single-phase line. The charging and payment are all done through your smartphone which means ease of accessibility that provides a good user experience. In addition to it, your smartphone can hold multiple accounts with a variety of payments options.

It is said that in the next two months, the government plans to conduct and complete durability tests of these EV charging points in India. The official release will be after the durability trial run. "These will be formally issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)," according to a statement released by the government of India.

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It is said that these low-cost EV charging points in India will help the EV industry to provide better products on a larger scale.

The government predicts that the EV industry will grow at a much faster pace in India. "By 2025, forecasts expect up to 4 million of such vehicles (EV) could be sold each year, growing to almost 10 million by 2030. Any charging solution to serve this sector must be highly scalable, easily accessible by public; it should support interoperability, and be affordable," the statement added.

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