(a) Whether the Government proposes to reduce the cost of electric vehicles (EV) to the level of petrol vehicles in the next two years, if so, the details thereof;
(b) Whether the Government has identified the States where the infrastructural facilities are to be developed for the e-vehicles, if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government proposes to frame policy for installing EV charging stations across major National Highways (NH) in the country; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES
(SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)
(a): To bring the cost of electric vehicles at par with petrol vehicles, the Government under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme supports electric vehicles by way demand incentives. The demand incentive for electric two wheelers has been increased to Rs. 15,000/KWh from Rs. 10,000/KWh with an increase in cap from 20% to 40% of the cost of vehicle from 11th June, 2021.
(b) to (d): Yes, Sir, creation of charging infrastructure is being supported under FAME India Scheme to address range anxiety among users of electric vehicles. 520 charging stations have been sanctioned under the Phase-I of FAME India Scheme. Out of 520 charging stations, 452 EV charging stations has been installed.
In Phase-II of FAME-India Scheme, Rs. 1000 Cr. is allocated for the development of charging infrastructure. This Ministry has sanctioned 2,877 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in 68 cities across 25 States/UTs. Further, 1576 charging stations have been sanctioned across 9 Expressways and 16 Highways under Phase II of FAME India Scheme.
The details of charging stations sanctioned and installed under FAME-India Scheme are attached as ANNEXURE.
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ANNEXURE
Charging infrastructure sanctioned under FAME 1 (pilot projects):
Project No. of Charging Stations
Public Fast Charging Infrastructure Network for Electric Vehicles at Bangalore 25
Solar Based Charging Infrastructure for EVs in NCR by REIL, Jaipur 3
Setting-up 200 Charging Stations by REIL, Jaipur Delhi-Jaipur Highway 200
Solar Grid Hybrid and Grid powered Charging Station along Delhi- Jaipur, Mumbai-Pune & few other cities 270
Solar Based Chargers (20 locations) along Delhi-Chandigarh Highway 22
Total 520
Details of Charging Stations State-wise installed/ set up (As on 08-11-2021):
Sl. No. Name of State/ UT Charging Stations
1. Telangana 56
2. Jharkhand 29
3. Goa 26
4. Karnataka 48
5. Himachal Pradesh 9
6. Uttar Pradesh 15
7. Rajasthan 49
8. Delhi 94
9. Chandigarh UT 48
10. Delhi-Jaipur- Agra Highway 29
11. Mumbai-Pune Expressway 16
12. Jaipur- Delhi Highway 9
13. Delhi- Chandigarh Highway 24
Total 452
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Electric Vehicle Charging stations sanctioned to States/ UTs under FAME-II:
Sl. No. State/ UTs No. of charging stations
1. Maharashtra 317
2. Andhra Pradesh 266
3. Tamil Nadu 281
4. Gujarat 278
5. Uttar Pradesh 207
6. Rajasthan 205
7. Karnataka 172
8. Madhya Pradesh 235
9. West Bengal 141
10. Telangana 138
11. Kerala 211
12. Delhi 72
13. Chandigarh 70
14. Haryana 50
15. Meghalaya 40
16. Bihar 37
17. Sikkim 29
18. Jammu & Kashmir 25
19. Chhattisgarh 25
20. Assam 20
21. Odisha 18
22. Uttarakhand 10
23. Puducherry 10
24. Andaman and Nicobar(Port Blair) 10
25. Himachal Pradesh 10
Total 2877
EV chargers sanctioned to states/UTs under FAME-II:
Corridor/Expressway:
Sr. No. Name of Corridor/Expressway Charging Stations
1 Mumbai - Pune Expressway 10
2 Ahmadabad - Vadodara Expressway 10
3 Delhi Agra Yamuna Expressway 20
4 Bengaluru Mysore Expressway 14
5 Bengaluru Chennai Expressway 30
6 Surat - Mumbai Expressway 30
7 Agra - Lucknow Expressway 40
8 Eastern Peripheral expressway 14
9 Hyderabad ORR Expressway 16
Total 184
Highways:
Sr. No. Name of Highways Charging Stations
1 Delhi - Srinagar Highway 80
2 Delhi – Kolkata Highway 160
3 Agra - Nagpur Highway 80
4 Meerut to GangotriDham Highway 44
5 Mumbai - Delhi Highway 124
6 Mumbai-Panaji Highway 60
7 Mumbai - Nagpur Highway 70
8 Mumbai - Bengaluru Highway 100
9 Kolkata - Bhubaneswar Highway 44
10 Kolkata - Nagpur Highway 120
11 Kolkata - Gangtok Highway 76
12 Chennai-Bhubaneswar Highway 120
13 Chennai - Trivendram Highway 74
14 Chennai-Ballary Highway 62
15 Chennai - Nagpur Highway 114
16 Mangaldai (Assam) –Wakro (Arunachal Pradesh) 64
Total 1392
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