Miniature of NHEV charging station concept unveiled by Nitin Gadkari

Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari unveiled a miniature EV charging station which will replicate the functioning of a conventional fuel station. Gadkari revealed the miniature of the EV charging station that is conceptualised by National Highways for EV (NHEV). The NHEV project intends to upgrade the 5,000 km of National Highways to E-highways.
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Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari unveiled a miniature EV charging station which will replicate the functioning of a conventional fuel station. Gadkari revealed the miniature of the EV charging station that is conceptualised by National Highways for EV (NHEV).
The miniature model of the NHEV charging station is the first of its kind in the Indian market. This concept amalgamates EV charging infrastructure with amenities plaza boasting - solar powered air-conditioning, inbuilt food court lounge, ayurvedic wellness-spa, eco-friendly bio toilets, ATM & bank outlets, conference arena, child & mother’s room, 2 wheeler EV showroom and Road Side Assistance (RSA) facility equipped with battery swapping units for local e-mobility. This concept aims to reimagine and replace the existing models of traditional petrol pumps in the country. Generally conventional fuelled vehicles take only a couple of minutes to fuel up, but EVs on the other hand take significantly more time to charge. When the EVs are being charged essential time is lost in that process, to provide a better utility of that time such concepts are popping up which will help you utilise the time spent to charge your EVs more efficiently. Such projects are posed to be the successors of the conventional petrol pumps in the country. This concept will also promote business along the route where these modern charging stations will come up. The National Highway for EV (NHEV) project intends to upgrade the 5,000 km of National Highways to E-highways.
The current pilot project is currently in the concluding phase of its technical and commercial trial with long range EV buses and SUVs on the Delhi-Jaipur route and had commenced on September 9th 2022. They had previously conducted a tech trail on the Delhi-Agra route of 278 km in 2021. With this the pilot project completes 500 km of technical trials across four states - UP, Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan.
Addressing the inauguration Minister of Road Transport and Highway, Nitin Gadkari said, “Now there are waiting lists for electric cars and scooters and I can say that electric is the fuel of the future. Currently electric double decker AC bus cost is coming Rs. 60 per km, non AC Rs. 39 per kilometre and for normal electric AC bus Rs. 41 per km and diesel bus is costing Rs. 115 per km. If you can bring business class comfort in an electric bus with trolley on economical ticket cost to passengers, it will make public transportation more competent for users”.
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