Reliance Energy has taken yet another step to fulfill its commitment towards environment protection and air-pollution reduction by introducing a fleet of 18 electric vehicles for its operational activities. The fleet, which consists of six four-wheelers and 12 two-wheelers, will replace as many internal combustion (IC) engine vehicles currently in use by Mumbai’s leading DISCOM.
Reliance Energy’s distribution license area is spread across 400 sq kms in suburbs of Mumbai. The entire distribution area is divided in 5 zones and it plans to open minimum 3 electric vehicle charging stations in each zone, totaling to 15 and plans to add more charging stations in next three years.
The Government of India is targeting to convert all new passenger car sales to electric vehicles by 2030 under the FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles) Scheme. In order to achieve this target, an incentive is provided in the form of a subsidy of nearly Rs. one lac per vehicle to make these environment-friendly vehicles more affordable for people.
The Government-supported Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. (EESL) is buying 10,000 battery powered cars to replace petrol and diesel cars used by the Government.Reliance Energy spokesperson said, “Apart from being environment-friendly, electric vehicles have low running cost which is one-sixth of conventional vehicles powered by petrol or diesel.”
