New Delhi: Around 1,000 new charging points for electric vehicles (EV) are expected to come up across the city with the top malls in Delhi
committing to install such points in five percent of their parking space in the next six months, a DDC statement said on Friday.
The Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi (DDC), in partnership with World Resources Institute, India (WRI India),
released a guidebook to simplify and enable adoption of EV charging at shopping malls in Delhi.
"Shopping malls are our partners in pushing the agenda for e-mobility and reduced pollution. In addition to incentives and the guidebook launched today, Delhi government will also provide hand-holding support through the state EV Cell to all the malls that commit to install chargers at parking slots in the next 6 months,"
DDC vice chairman Jasmine Shah said.
Shopping mall representatives welcomed the Delhi government's initiative of promoting EVs and expressed their support to installing EV chargers in their malls for at least five percent of their parking space in the next six months, the statement said.
Providing EV charging facility can benefit shopping malls through increased footfall, increased time spent by customers, improved visibility, boost to their 'green' image, improved customer loyalty and it can potentially be an additional revenue stream for the mall owners, it said.