Kerala is the fastest growing EV market in India. The biggest problem faced by EV owners is the inadequacy of charging facilities. The state government is preparing to solve this. The government aims to set up charging stations at 25 km intervals on the highways across the state.
One within 25 km
The government has decided to start fast charging stations for EVs within 25 km of national and state highways. It has also been decided to provide a subsidy of Rs 10 lakh for providing charging facilities in hotels and restaurants. Minister K. It was Krishnankutty who informed the Assembly.
Enforcement RT Charging facilities will also be set up in the offices. At present, KSEB has 63 fast charging centers in the state. has been prepared. In previous years, KSEB has been working to expand the charging system of electric vehicles. A charging system was arranged at the electricity poles. It was reported that 1140 charging systems have been installed in this way.
GST per unit for vehicle charging from electric poles. Including Rs 9.30. Two to four units of electricity are required to fully charge a bike. Four-seven units for autorickshaws. It is said to run 120 km on a full charge.
Electric auto/scooter can also be conveniently charged as such pole mount stations will be installed at roadsides, parking areas and public places. The charging amount can be paid very simply through prepaid system by scanning the QR code through the mobile app.
Fast electric
India is working to achieve the goal of making 100 percent of the country’s public transport system and 40 percent of personal vehicles electric by 2030. By 2030, efforts are underway to phase out fossil fuel-powered vehicles.
Currently there are 12 lakh electric vehicles in the country. It is estimated that it will be 40 lakhs by the end of this year. The central government is hoping that it will cross three crores in the next two years.
The revolution created by lithium-ion batteries
The heart of an electric vehicle is a safe battery with low weight and high storage capacity. What we are seeing now in electric vehicles is a new version of the changes that lithium-ion batteries have brought to our personal lives. Thinner but more storage capacity lithium iron batteries have revolutionized the mobile phone, a similar revolution is being replicated in the automotive world.
A recent study says that 40 percent of people who are thinking of buying a car in the country are thinking about electric cars. 56 percent of people said they would like to buy an EV because of its environmental benefits. A majority of respondents, 60 percent, believe that India’s current public infrastructure is not equipped to support electric vehicles and requires significant improvement.
89 percent of the respondents believe that India will build infrastructure for e-vehicles by 2030 and that electric vehicles will dominate the market. Over the past few years, experts and analysts have pointed to India’s poor infrastructure as a barrier to the development of EVs. 62 percent of those surveyed are worried about rising fuel prices, and 57 percent of them are interested in cutting-edge technology.