Prices of EVs to be equal of petrol cars in 2 years says Nitin Gadkari
New Delhi Mar 31 PTI Prices of all electric vehicles EVs will be equal to the cost of petrol vehicles in the country within two years Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said in Lok Sabha on ThursdayGadkari also said MPs can buy electric vehicles once a charging station is installed in Parliament premisesI will assure all the honourable members that within two years the cost of electric two-wheelers electric three-wheelers and electric four-wheelers will be equivalent to the cost of petrol vehicles and the country will change he said during Question HourThe minister said the governments policy is import substitute cost-effectiveness pollution-free and indigenous productionDue to petrol and diesel costs we are facing crucial problems Already we have seen the situation So this is the only alternative fuel I mean green hydrogen electricity ethanol methanol bio-diesel bio-LNG and bio-CNG Sir we will work in that direction he saidHe requested Speaker Om Birla to provide proper space to start electric charging stations in all Parliament parking places so that MPs can buy electric carsThey can come here and charge their cars here in the Parliament premises In every government premises we expect to give the facility of electric charging in the parking system he saidIn a lighter vein Birla said it can be provided on a payment basisThe minister said there is good development concerning charging stations and the Ministry of Power has issued charging infrastructure for electric vehicles There are revised consolidated guidelines and standards to accelerate the e-mobility transition in the country he saidHe said the National Highways Authority of India is developing wayside amenities every 40 kilometres and it is trying to use solar or wind power for that purposeGadkari said electric charging stations are to be provided with these wayside amenities The NHAI has already awarded 39 wayside amenities and a proposal for 103 such facilities is at the bidding stage More than 600 sites have been identified and the bids will be opened soon he saidThe Bureau of Indian Standards is working on improving standards for charging stations because in the world today charging technology is changing quickly he said PTI ACB NSD
New Delhi Mar 31 PTI Prices of all electric vehicles EVs will be equal to the cost of petrol vehicles in the country within two years Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said in Lok Sabha on ThursdayGadkari also said MPs can buy electric vehicles once a charging station is installed in Parliament premisesI will assure all the honourable members that within two years the cost of electric two-wheelers electric three-wheelers and electric four-wheelers will be equivalent to the cost of petrol vehicles and the country will change he said during Question HourThe minister said the governments policy is import substitute cost-effectiveness pollution-free and indigenous productionDue to petrol and diesel costs we are facing crucial problems Already we have seen the situation So this is the only alternative fuel I mean green hydrogen electricity ethanol methanol bio-diesel bio-LNG and bio-CNG Sir we will work in that direction he saidHe requested Speaker Om Birla to provide proper space to start electric charging stations in all Parliament parking places so that MPs can buy electric carsThey can come here and charge their cars here in the Parliament premises In every government premises we expect to give the facility of electric charging in the parking system he saidIn a lighter vein Birla said it can be provided on a payment basisThe minister said there is good development concerning charging stations and the Ministry of Power has issued charging infrastructure for electric vehicles There are revised consolidated guidelines and standards to accelerate the e-mobility transition in the country he saidHe said the National Highways Authority of India is developing wayside amenities every 40 kilometres and it is trying to use solar or wind power for that purposeGadkari said electric charging stations are to be provided with these wayside amenities The NHAI has already awarded 39 wayside amenities and a proposal for 103 such facilities is at the bidding stage More than 600 sites have been identified and the bids will be opened soon he saidThe Bureau of Indian Standards is working on improving standards for charging stations because in the world today charging technology is changing quickly he said PTI ACB NSD
