New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- Jio-bp, the joint venture between Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and global energy giant BP, aims to install over 30,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging points in the country by 2030, people aware of the matter toldMint. This is a massive expansion from the company's existing 5,600 charging points.

The expansion plans align with the Union government's strategy to promote EV charging infrastructure across the country, illustrated in the Rs.2,000 crore allocation in the PM E-drive scheme.

Jio-bp opened its 5,000th EV charging point in September and completed 500 charging stations nationwide, according to a statement.

This comes against the backdrop of the Union government tapering subsidies in its latest EV subsidy sc...