Indian Oil Corporation Sets Up India's First EV Charging Station
- The EV charging station is installed at a petrol pump in Nagpur
- It is in collaboration with Ola
- Nagpur first introduced Electric Public Transportation Model in India
State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) announced launch of nation's first electric vehicle charging station at a petrol pump in Nagpur. IOC, in collaboration with Ola, launched the country's first electric charging station at one of its petrol-diesel stations in Nagpur, a company statement said. Nagpur, being the first city to introduce Electric Public Transportation Model in India, has added one more feather to its cap by adding the first electric charging station at IOC's petrol pump in Nagpur.
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The statement said, "As India's leading oil refiner and marketer, IOC considers promoting ecological sustainability as part of its core business. Thus, this partnership with Ola is the right step forward as we re-imagine how India will commute in coming years."
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Government think-tank NITI Aayog last week released a proposal for setting up 135 EV (electric vehicle) charging stations at 55 locations in the capital. NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar released the proposal. The proposal was drafted by IT solutions firm AC2SG in collaboration with NITI Aayog. The proposal for the 'quick pilot' could be used to provide a structure for EV infrastructure rollout in the Gurgaon-IGI-South Delhi-Noida corridor. This planning will make the actual rollout easier and faster and also save deployment cost.
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The proposal for developing the pilot includes 55 locations with 135 charging stations of which 46 are DC (direct current) quick charging stations and 89 are slower AC (alternate current) stations. This deployment would require co-operation with state governments, selected government authorities and companies as well as some private enterprises.
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