Electric vehicle charging to 30 percentage expensive in night in kerala

If you live in Kerala and are planning to buy a new electric vehicle to save more, then this new news may surprise you. According to the new regulations, more paying will have to be paid while charging electric vehicles at night. The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission has released new regulations, which has changed the Time of Day Billing for the electric vehicle, which will cost 30 percent on charging at night.

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The State Electric Regulation Commission divided the method of charging into two time zones. The first time zone is called solar period, which comes between 9 am and 4 pm. EV users will be given standard rates for state charging during this time zone. On the other hand, if you are charging your EV between 4 pm and 9 am, called non -solar period, then you will have to pay 30 percent more than the standard tariff rate. It is worth noting that changes in tariffs do not apply to home charger, but applied to charging stations.

After the central government issued new guidelines regarding EV charging station, the Regulatory Commission decided to change the charge. Currently, there are three zones for Tod billing in Kerala. It is from 6 am to 6 pm, 6 pm to 10 pm and finally from 10 pm to 6 am. Later it will be kept in two zones. If you spend less than 100 to charge the vehicle at a standard rate, it will cost 30 percent. Similarly, charging EV at night costs 30 percent more than the standard tariff rate during non -solar period.

This step is being taken to reduce charging at night and promote the use of solar periods, which will have a less impact on the grid. Currently the charging stations using solar energy work more effectively during the day as they generate maximum power between 9 am and 4 pm. However, it is wasted if power is not used. The purpose of this step is to increase charging during the day. It also needs to note that most users run their EV during the day and leave it to charge it at night.