Bengaluru: Taking the success of the three-day EV Expo held at Palace ground on Sunday, the BESCOM has decided to extend it to two-tier cities in the state.
Three-day EV expos organised by BESCOM received huge success by the public, in three days nearly 30000 people visited the EV stalls, and taken first-hand information about EV bikes, cars, scooters and three-wheeler passenger autos.
Energy minister V Sunil Kumar has instructed BESCOM to take forward EV Abhiyan to the regional level. Thus in the coming days, BESCOM will organized similar kinds of EV expos in Mysuru, Mangaluru, Hubballi, Belagavi and Kalaburgi, said BESCOM MD, P. Rajendra Cholan.
As a nodel agency, BESCOM will provide the necessary infrastructure facilities and support to start EV charging stations in the state.
Automobile experts have predicted that by 2025, more than 5 lakh EVs onto city roads. Thus BESCOM has decided to set up charging stations in every 500 to 1000 meters. Also in the next two months, BESCOM will set up 1000 charging stations in its jurisdiction.
BESCOM has been operating 389 EV charging stations and it has launched a single window dashboard to get approval for setting up charging stations. Public and private companies can apply online to get new charging stations, once they file the application through a single window dashboard, within seven days they will get a licence for new charging stations.
Besides BESCOM is holding talks with the Residents Welfare Association to set up charging stations in Apartments and residential layouts in the city.
EV expo received applause from the public, even EV stalls get good business in three days. Many two-wheelers, and three-wheelers got advance booking in three days.
People have taken test rides on scooters and bicycles. Delhi-based IMFL and SVT mobility-owned EV vehicles got good responses from the people. “In three days we have made more than one core business. Delighted by the public’s response we have contemplated shifting our EV plant to Bengaluru”, said IMFL head Kumar.
