Delhi Is Referred As EV Capital Of Country: CM Arvind Kejriwal Inaugurates 42 EV Charging Stations

New Delhi: Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday inaugurated 42 electric vehicles charging stations located across the city.

With fresh e-vehicle charging stations, New Delhi has now 2,500 total sports in the national capital.

As informed, the new charging stations have 140 charging points and 48 battery swapping centers. New Delhi has now 4,646 charging points and 250 battery swapping centers.

दिल्ली के EV चार्जिंग स्टेशन के नेटवर्क में आज 42 स्टेशन और जोड़े गए। देशभर के एक तिहाई चार्जिंग स्टेशन सिर्फ़ दिल्ली में ही हैं। देशभर के आधे से ज़्यादा EV वाहन दिल्ली में चल रहे हैं।

दिल्ली की EV पॉलिसी देश की सबसे बेहतर पॉलिसी है। दिल्ली में इलेक्ट्रिक वाहन चलाना देशभर में… pic.twitter.com/Tpb8cotctq

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) June 27, 2023

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that in August 2020, his government introduced the EV policy and his government had set up a target of having atleast 25% of all new vehicles that are bought in Delhi should be EVs by 2025.

“This is our five-year target. I am very happy to say that as of now 13% of all new vehicles that are bought in New Delhi are EVs. The national average at the moment is 6%,” he said.

The Chief Minister also underlined that it is because of continuous efforts from the government and citizen of Delhi that the national capital is referred as ‘EV capital of the country.’

Meanwhile, Delhi’s Power Minister Atishi Marlena said that government’s EV push is its effort to fight air pollution. She also confirmed that new charging stations in the national capital are cheapest in the world at a rate of Rs. 3/unit.