More than 36,000 public EV chargers, 400 stations, and 141 acres of land are required in Bengaluru to handle 23 lakh EVs; academics have emphasized the need of strategic sites.
According to a report by the Centre for report of Science, Technology, and Policy (CSTEP), in order to meet the demands of its electric cars (EVs), Bengaluru would require more than 36,000 public charger guns, 400 charging stations, and 141 acres of land by 2030.
The study finds that because EVs are less expensive to operate and produce no exhaust emissions, more Bengalureans are selecting them over their conventional equivalents. According to CSTEP, the city would have more than 23 lakh EVs by 2030. However, for the transition to EVs to proceed more easily, battery charging problems need to be fixed.
The effects of placing charging guns in the city’s Regional Transport Office (RTO) zones are also examined in the study. In the meantime, it identified over 400 potential charging locations throughout nine RTO zones, including as shopping centers, IT parks, metro stations, and gas stations. The estimated 141 acres of land required to create such infrastructure is about equivalent to the area required for over 700 gas stations.
In order to determine if it would be economical for EV charging businesses to set up charge stations in Bengaluru city, experts also conducted a commercial analysis. According to the results, by 2030, the city’s charger utilization rates are expected to be between 25% and 50%. A maximum of Rs 11 to Rs 15/kWh can be specified for the associated fees for the various types of charger guns.
