Delhi Releases Residential EV Charging Guidebook, First in India

India

Mar 1

Written By WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

The newly released charging guidebook for residential areas in Delhi made it to the online coverage of IndiaToday, a weekly Indian English-language news magazine with 1,600,000 circulation.

Source: Kailash Gahlot/Twitter

On February 28th, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot released the 'Residential EV Charging Guidebook', which will help Delhiites to get step-by-step guidelines to install charging points for electric vehicles on their premises. With the release of the guidebook, Delhi has become the first state in India to make residential societies and resident welfare associations (RWAs) an integral part of its EV mission.

Minister Gahlot thinks the guidebook will keep Delhiites well informed about charging infrastructure installation and benefits. He also made the following remark:

Through our comprehensive EV policy, we are not only providing demand incentives such as purchase subsidies and interest subventions, but we have also ensured incentives for EV infrastructure development.

Read the full piece on IndiaToday.

Learn more about this guidebook at the Digital Library on Green Mobility, a one-stop-shop for access to knowledge on Low Carbon Transport in India.

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