: Can a Society Deny Permission to Charge Your EV? Heres What You Should Know #IndiaNEWS #Electric Vehicles With an influx of a fleet of electric vehicles (EV), Indian roads are witnessing a massive

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Can a Society Deny Permission to Charge Your EV? Heres What You Should Know #IndiaNEWS #Electric Vehicles
With an influx of a fleet of electric vehicles (EV), Indian roads are witnessing a massive transformation.
According to government guidelines, it is mandatory to set up an EV charging station at every 3 sq km area in cities, and 25 km on highways.
The urban overhaul to allow fast adoption of EVs is strong, as the central government is working towards creating a robust infrastructure, which also involves electrification of petrol pumps on priority.
In a bid to boost the EV industry, the government approved the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (hybrid &) Electric vehicles (FAME II) scheme in April 2019.
Additionally, the Ministry of Power issued an official address which states that the setting up of Public Charging Stations in India shall be a de-licensed activity.
According to the document: “Any individual/entity is free to set-up public charging stations, provided that such stations meet the technical as well as performance standards and protocols, that are laid down by the Ministry of Power and Central Electricity Authority. �
Despite these guidelines in place, several EV owners continue to face problems with charging stations, especially those living in housing societies.
A recent incident in Bengaluru, Karnataka shed light on the on-ground challenges of EV owners.
Owner of the Ather electric scooter, Vish Ganti, was recently denied permission to install a charging station in the parking area of his society building.
But the vice president of product management and GM AutoGrid India, was not ready to take no for an answer. As a sign of protest, he loaded his electric scooter in the elevator and took it up to the fifth floor to charge it in his apartment.
Sharing his experience in a post that is now viral, he wrote, “You might have heard about Desi “Jugaad� but here is something I had to pull off today. Honestly, never thought a day like this would come. My apartment community in the so-called EV capital of India (Bangalore) wouldn’t let me install an EV charging point, after trying to educate them and fighting an uphill battle for 4 months. So I decided to load up my scooter in the elevator and bring it up to my unit on 5th floor to charge it in the kitchen, as a sign of protest and to create awareness of this ground reality. So much for the progress and all the rhetoric about EV charging in India (sic). �
He mentions in the post that his company, GM AutoGrid India, recently published an EV charging handbook to educate people about the importance of creating EV charging infrastructure.
He is not alone in this struggle. In a recent report, Mumbai resident Mayuresh Devasthali was not allowed to install a charging point for his newly bought electric car.

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