Delhi-Chandigarh Highway becomes India’s first e-vehicle friendly highway

Delhi-Chandigarh Highway becomes India’s first e-vehicle friendly highway

• The Delhi-Chandigarh Highway has become the first e-vehicle friendly highway in India.
• The Union Heavy Industries Minister Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey inaugurated India’s first Solar Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station at the Karnal Lake Resort on August 19, 2021.
• The newly launched EV charging station at the Karnal lake resort is strategically located at the midpoint of the Delhi-Chandigarh highway.
• Besides, all other charging stations on this highway will also be upgraded into EV friendly stations within a year.
• These network of Solar-based Electric Vehicle Charging stations (SEVCs) is set up by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) under the FAME-1 [Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) & Electric Vehicles in India] scheme of the Ministry of Heavy Industries.

Points to Remember:

1. First e-vehicle friendly highway in India?
2. Which place has got India’s first Solar Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station
3. Delhi-Chandigarh highway is made EV friendly highway by which firm? BHEL

Source: Business Standard