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Mumbai: BMC wakes up, to draft regulation for charging electric vehicles
Updated On: 05 May, 2022 07:56 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
As per state’s EV policy, there is a need for nearly 1,500 EV charging stations in Mumbai
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An EV charging station at the BMC headquarters
In view of incidents of electric scooters catching fire during charging, the BMC has decided to set up a special committee to draft fire safety norms for charging stations. The committee will comprise BMC, BEST, and fire brigade officials. The decision was taken during Deputy Municipal Commissioner Sunil Godse’s review meeting on the electric vehicle project on Wednesday.
The BMC is in the process of increasing the number of charging stations. As of now, the BMC has installed EV charging stations at 6 places and BEST also has 6 charging stations in various depots,” Godse said.
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