India, Feb. 10 -- With only 8,998 public electric vehicle (EV) charging points against the required figure of 36,177, Delhi currently has a shortfall of 75.2%, or nearly 27,179 charging points, according to the Capital's state action plan on pollution submitted to the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM). The plan, released by CAQM on Sunday, stated that the Delhi government aims to nearly double the existing infrastructure, targeting 16,070 public charging points by the end of 2026.

Despite the gap, Delhi's charging network remains significantly ahead of neighbouring towns in the National Capital Region (NCR).

Action plans submitted by NCR cities show that Gurugram and Faridabad currently have no public EV charging points, agai...