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With petrol and diesel prices continuing to emergence and request for electrical vehicles (EVs), including two-wheelers, cars, autorickshaws and buses, expanding steadily, the Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company Limited (Bescom) plans to instal EV charging stations connected a aviator ground astatine 11 toll plazas on the Bengaluru-Pune road (NH-48).
A elder authoritative from the Bescom said, “We person done a elaborate survey of however feasible it volition beryllium to instal the EV charging stations successful toll plazas. We person selected NH-48 arsenic it connects 2 States–Goa and Maharashtra–with Bengaluru. We are successful talks with the National Highway Authority of India.”
“We are installing 120kW DC accelerated chargers which are utile to complaint astir modern EVs successful the marketplace contiguous from 20% to 80% successful conscionable 20 minutes. Since agelong region rides are an contented with THE EVs, galore inactive bargain fossil substance tally cars. Charging infrastructure on the road could alteration that,” helium added.
Compared to backstage charging stations that complaint ₹16 per unit, the Bescom officials said they would complaint lone ₹7 per unit, making them adjacent much attractive.
The officials attributed the occurrence of the EV charging presumption astatine the Kempegowda International Airport to its affordability.
