India revises guidelines to promote electric vehicles

NEW DELHI: The Indian government has issued revised consolidated guidelines and standards for electric vehicles (EVs) charging infrastructure as the vehicle continued to penetrate the Indian auto market.

As per the revised guidelines, the federal government is trying to provide an affordable tariff chargeable by public EV charging station operators, while enabling EV owners to charge vehicles at their residences or offices using existing electricity connections. A revenue-sharing model has been suggested for land use to make a public charging station financially viable from an operational perspective.