The Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST) of the UT administration has requested the municipal corporation to allow installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and battery swapping stations at 44 parking lots in the city.

CREST is the nodal agency for implementing UT’s EV policy, aimed at making Chandigarh a “Model EV City” by achieving zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) among all Indian cities by the end of the five-year policy period. Under the UT policy, EV owners charging their vehicles at home pay domestic power rates, while those charging at public stations are charged ₹8 per unit for slow or medium charging, ₹10 per unit for fast charging and ₹11 per unit for battery swapping.
The administration is in the process of upgrading these charging stations at a cost of ₹3.2 crore to lower the charging time. Following the upgrade, that is expected to take six months, an electric car will be fully charged in around 1 hour, compared to the current eight hours.
Similarly, electric two-wheelers that are currently charged in three hours at these stations will be ready for use in 18 minutes after the revamp.
As part of the EV policy, UT plans to increase the number of public charging stations to 100 by 2024. All petrol stations will have to set up EV charging stations. If there is inadequate space, owners will make necessary arrangements for installing the charging stations in the nearby parking area.
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