5 EV charging stations to come up in Shimla

SHIMLA, Himachal Pradesh: Municipal Corporation in Shimla is set to come up with five electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in next couple of months. The decision is in line with the announcement made by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, where he said that the government is looking to replace all government fossil fuel vehicles with electric ones. The Chief Minister’s statement is in line with the efforts to make the hilly state pollution free.

Ashish Kohli, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Shimla, said, “We have allotted five sites for setting up the charging stations to two PSU (Public Sector Undertaking) companies and a private one. We have already signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Rajasthan Electronics Industries Limited and Sunfuel Electric, a private Gurugram-based company. A pact with Energy Efficiency Service Limited will be signed shortly.”

Sudhir Nayak, Co-Founder of Sunfuel Electric, said EVs will be more effective than conventional vehicles, owing to the regenerative braking system and instant torque delivery. Also, driving an EV will be much cheaper than a vehicle running on fossil fuel. An EV will cost you between 80 paise and ₹1.30, depending on the vehicle one is driving.”