Nashik’s Municipality Picks 28 Sites To Setup EV Charging Stations

 

The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has chosen 28 areas around the city where the electric vehicle (EV) charging stations will be installed in order to stimulate the sale of EVs.

Municipal commissioner Kailas Jadhav stated that the municipality will provide the property on lease for 25 years to companies that will install EV charging stations. The companies will have to cover the costs of setting up the charging stations.

To encourage the usage of EVs, the state government has already implemented an EV policy, and several steps have been taken by Jadhav that lead to promoting electric vehicles in the city.

The civic authority recently issued an ordinance requiring EV charging stations in all residential societies with 25 or more apartments, with one EV charging station for every 25 flats.

Furthermore, during a recent meeting, the NMC’s general body approved the city municipal administration’s request to purchase electric and CNG vehicles in the future for its various departments’ utilities

Currently, the NMC operates a variety of vehicles, including garbage vans, cars, a mobile clinic, suction machines, and a hydraulic platform that run on either diesel or petrol. However, depending on availability, the municipal management will now purchase either electric or CNG automobiles.

 

 

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Electric Vehicles Grow 112% In Mumbai Alone

 

Electric vehicles (EV) are experiencing a surge in demand in Mumbai and Maharashtra. The state experienced a 153% increase in new e-vehicle registrations in the first nine months of the fiscal year 2021-2022, while the city saw a 112% elevation in the same time, according to the most recent transportation statistics.

From April 1 to December 27 in FY2021-22, the number of registered e-vehicles grew from 9,415 in 2020-21 to 23,786 in just nine months. Furthermore, authorities reported 57,386 total e-vehicles registered in Maharashtra so far; it may surpass a lakh in a few months.

From 48 new e-vehicles registered in 2017-18 in Mumbai, the number increased to 132 in 2018-19, 642 in 2019-20, and 1,442 in 2020-21.

Registrations of new e-cars/e-two-wheelers more than doubled in the city in the nine months of 2021-22, totalling 3,059, taking the total EV count to 6,000. Tardeo has the highest number of EV registrations, 1,920 e-cars/scooters, on the island city.

Among the new registrations were cars and SUVs with a high range of 300 km on a single (full) charge, which was sufficient for both intra-city and intercity travel. Over a hundred housing societies in Mumbai now have e-charging stations with a subsidized price of Rs 5.50 per unit, which is cheaper than residential power prices.

Pranav Naik, a transportation specialist, said that the government must consider the system’s long-term viability by guaranteeing that power is generated mostly from renewable sources rather than combustion fuel. They should also improve public transportation so that more people may ride in pooled e-vehicles.

Gaurang Vora, a city transport campaigner, hailed the rise of e-vehicles, claiming that e-scooters and e-cars with green licence plates were visible on the road. The government should encourage the use of EVs by offering incentives for their purchase. It will significantly cut pollution.

According to a government official, 1,500 additional EV charging stations are being planned for the Mumbai region. He also stated that the government intends to ensure that 10% of new automobile registrations are EVs by 2025.

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Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) plans to set up 500 EV charging stations

 

Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) plans to set up 500 EV charging stations in the public areas of the city. PMC has also selected locations for the set up of charging stations which includes municipal gardens, educational institutes, and main roads.

PMC has issued tender for the same and private agencies too can bid on the setup. It plans to charge a minimal fee for charging vehicles and the amount earned will be used to maintain the stations.

The implementation of the project will take place on a revenue-sharing basis. PMC will provide the required space for private owners to establish the stations and other arrangements can be made by the companies.

Setting up new EV charging stations will boost the adoption of electric vehicles in the city of Pune.

In Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, people are buying more electric vehicles than electric rickshaws, and hence e-rickshaws couldn’t make an impression in the city. But officials believe that e-rickshaws have a bright future and will become popular gradually.

Pune’s deputy RTO Sanjiv Bhor said, “In 2017, there were a few e-rickshaw registrations and in 2018 there were some more as well. As per the regulations of the transport department, e-rickshaws for passengers in the state can only ply on selected routes. Most of these vehicles don’t have enough speed and can cause a traffic jam. Somehow, the plan has not worked in Pune. However, a new model of the e-vehicle ‘LM5’, which looks exactly like an autorickshaw and has power and speed. It has been gaining popularity and is being registered too. In 2021, around five registrations have already been done, apart from general e-vehicles, which too are on the rise.”

Over 6000 electric vehicles were registered in the city of Pune RTO till 27th December 2021 and 4400 in Pimpri Chinchwad RTO. E-rickshaws are currently allowed in designated routes by the traffic police. In 2017, the traffic police selected 17 routes with Pune RTO. People are concerned about charging electric vehicles and the cost of owning e-vehicles.

 

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Kerala To Have 1,140 Pole-Mounted EV Charging Stations For E-Autos

 

In collaboration with the state transportation department, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) plans to install pole-mounted charging stations for e-autorickshaws across the state.

Power minister K Krishnan Kutty and transport minister Antony Raju met here on Thursday and decided to install a total of 1,140 pole-mounted charging stations across the state.

According to the proposals, each constituency inside the corporation’s boundaries would receive 15 charging stations, while the assembly constituency would receive five charging stations apiece. 

The committee also voted to nominate the Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (ANERT) as the nodal agency for disbursing the transportation department’s 25% grant to private entrepreneurs putting up e-charging stations. The KSEB plans to complete the 26 EV charging stations by February 2022.

The decision to deploy pole-mounted charging stations throughout the state was made in response to KSEB’s successful trial run of the concept in Kozhikode in October this year. Under this pilot run, 10 EV charging stations were installed on electricity poles for autorickshaws and two-wheelers.

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Bajaj To Set Up New EV Plant With Rs 300 Crore Investment

 

Bajaj Auto Limited will invest Rs 350 crore to set up a new electric vehicle facility in Akurdi, Pune. The unit will have a manufacturing capacity of 500,000 electric vehicles per year. Bajaj owns another factory in Akurdi for the Chetak scooter.

Bajaj will have cutting-edge automated and robotic manufacturing systems at its EV manufacturing unit in Pune. Fabrication and painting, logistics and material handling, and assembly and quality assurance will be automated. The plant will employ approximately 800 people. The first vehicle will be launched by June 2022. 

In 2001 Bajaj 2.0 took off on the roaring Pulsar, in 2021 Bajaj 3.0 arrives on the charming Chetak. Going forward, for the Bajaj portfolio, except for implementing one state-of-the-art ICE platform that is currently under development, all our R&D drive train resources are now laser-focused on creating EV solutions for the future. This alignment reflects our belief that light Electric Vehicles for sustainable urban mobility is an idea whose time may finally have come.

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Costs for Setting Up EV Charging Stations

 

Cost of Setting Up EV Charging Stations

The cost of setting up an EV charging station consists of two types of costs:

• Infrastructural Costs
• Charger Costs

Infrastructural Costs for Setting Up EV Charging Stations

The infrastructural costs consist of facilities, equipment, and land required for the charging station. The cost break-up for the same is given below:

Requirement	Cost
Land Lease at INR 50,000 per month	Rs. 6,00,000
Electricity connection, transformers, and energy meters	Rs. 7,50,000
Civil Works	Rs. 2,50,000
Maintenance and Technical team	Rs. 3,00,000
Brand promotion and Marketing	Rs. 50,000
Total	Rs. 19,50,000

Please Note: The mentioned above are estimated. They may differ according to time and place.

Charger Costs

As per the government guidelines, public EV charging stations must have at least three fast (DC) chargers and two slow (AC) chargers. The cost of Level 1 chargers is comparatively low as compared to Level 2 and 3 chargers. The cost of different chargers is given below:

Type of Charger	Cost
Bharat AC – 001	Rs. 65,000
Bharat DC – 001	Rs. 2,47,000
Type 2 AC	Rs. 1,20,000
CHAdeMO	Rs. 13,50,000
CCS	Rs. 14,00,000

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Electric vehicle charging per kilometre 60 paise

 

The Ministry of Power has previously announced new EV charging infrastructure standards and guidelines. In compliance with the rules, the state government has fixed the ceiling cost of service charges to be charged by electric vehicle public charging stations. It approved the Rs 12.06 + applicable GST service cost maximum for electric vehicle rates covered by State/Central subsidies.
it is still less expensive than petrol and diesel. “It costs Rs 300 if any four-wheeler takes 25 units to completely charge their cars.” “You can’t even get three litres of petrol with the same quantity of petrol,”

Car comparison between petrol, diesel and electric vehicles

If the price of petrol is considered at Rs 100 per litre and mileage is considered 16 km per litre, the cost of the car, per kilometre, will be about Rs 6.25.

If the price of diesel is considered at Rs 95 per litre and mileage is considered 22 km per litre, the cost of the car, per kilometre, will be around Rs 4.31. 

 Whereas, an electric vehicle requires 30.2 units of electricity on being full charged, therefore if we consider Rs. 6 per unit as the electricity cost then it would cost Rs 181.2 for getting charged fully and then it would run for about 300km. In this way, its cost per kilometre will be close to 60 paise.

 The cost of charging an electric vehicle (EV) in Mumbai would work out to Rs 15 per unit, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). As per their calculations, an electric car would take anywhere between 20 and 30 units to be fully charged and it would cost the user Rs 200 to Rs 400.

 In Delhi, the government has fixed Rs 4.5 per unit for low tension charging of e-vehicles and Rs 5 per unit for high tension EVs. There would be a service charge based on the charging facility also. So it would cost anywhere between Rs 120 and Rs 150 for a fully charged EV.

 As per the infrastructure guidelines set by the government, it is compulsory to set an EV Charging station at every 3km in cities and 25kms on Highways on both sides. For long-range and heavy-duty vehicles, there should be a charging station at every 100kms on both sides of the road (mostly Highways).

 

Cost of Setting Electric Charging Station in India

            Cost of setting EV charging station in India varies from Rs. 1 Lakh to Rs. 40 Lakhs depending on the types of chargers and investment one is willing to make. However, considering a broader scenario and a supply of 250KVA EV Station below is the estimate.

Charger Type	CCS – 60kW	CHAdeMO – 60kW	Type 2 AC – 7/22kW	Bharat DC-001 – GB/T	Bharat AC-001
Approximate Cost	12,50,000	12,50,000	1,00,000	2,40,000	60,000

 

• New Electricity Connection (250 KVA): 7,50,000 /-
• Civil Works: 2,50,000 /-
• EVSE Management Software + Integration: 40,000 /-
• Technicians, Manpower, Maintenance etc: 3,50,000 /- yearly
• Advertising and Promotion: 50,000 /-
• Land Lease (if the land is at lease): 6,00,000 /- yearly

Total Approximate: Rs. 40,00,000 /- (First year including setup and if the land is at lease)
Annual maintenance from the second year: Rs. 10,00,000 /- (Including land lease)

Minimum Infrastructure Requirement for EV Charging Station

1. A transformer with subsequent substation must be installed along with safety equipment
2. For the purpose of metering/ termination, there should be a 33/11KV Cable with related equipment.
3. Appropriate Civil works should be there
4. There should be adequate space for charging and Entry / Exit of Vehicles
5. Necessary local certifications, if any required. (Varies state to state)

Understanding the Business (Revenue Model)

        Revenue projections are something which we do not have control on. But we can assume a scenario and work out a feasible projection for the next 5 years.

If we take the above investment of Rs. 40 Lakhs, we get approximate of 500-1000 kWh per day EV power for consumption.

 

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