Mumbai: All new regulation will drafted at the earliest by Bmc for charging electric vehicles in Mumbai.Taking into consideration of all incidents which has happened since the introduction of such electric scooters and rising risk of such scooters catching fire inadvertently.
Bmc has decided to set a special comimitee of bmc offcials, best and fire brigade officials to draft fire safety norms/regulation for charging station of such electric vehicles.
deputy muncipal comissioner sunil godse held a review meeting regarding electric vehicle project on Wednesday.
Bmc has installed 6 ev charging stations at various places also best has too done the same along with other bus services.
Bmc has been planning to set 28 charging stations in various places like civic hospitals, ward offices. BEST, too, is in the process to set up 55 new charging stations.
We are also thinking that these charging stations can be made open for citizens to charge their vehicles Godse stated further.
Currently, the BMC has 6 EVs while BEST has 386 electric buses in its fleet. As per the state government’s order, BMC can only use EVs from now on.
A Best official also added “The BEST has issued a purchase order for 900 EV buses. “As per plan, BEST will have 1,900 EVS by 2023 and all buses will be electric ones by 2028,”
The BMC will also propose that the state government allow installation of charging points in new buildings which will be at least 20 per cent of the parking capacity.
