Availability of charging infrastructure is a prerequisite for electric mobility. Government of Karnataka will develop charging infrastructure as a commercially viable business venture that attracts private investment. The comprehensive set of measures to be undertaken in this regard are represented below

• Standards for battery, charging infrastructure & swapping mechanism etc.
• Encouragement to private players to set up Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI)-compliant/BIS Standard, electric vehicle charging Systems/ infrastructure.
• Identification and provision of land belonging to Government / Government agencies on long lease basis
• Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) involving BBMP, BMTC, BESCOM, KREDL, KIADB and other related agencies for creation of charging infrastructure in Bengaluru.
• Incentives by way of investment subsidy for setting up of the first lot of 100 fast charging stations.
• Facilitation in providing required electricity supply from grid and examine special tariff at commercially viable rates for electric vehicle charging stations.
• ESCOMS to examine bringing in amendments to their policies and allow re-sale of power to encourage setting up of charging stations.
• ESCOMS to examine permitting use of solar energy / renewable energy at low connection cost and offer zero wheeling charges by EV charging stations.
• Provision of fast charging station/ battery swapping infrastructure at every 50 kilometers on highways between prominent cities with heavy vehicle density
• Amendments to building byelaws for providing charging infrastructure in all high-rise buildings/new SEZ/ Technology Park/ Apartments
• Encouragement to existing apartment associations to provide special dedicated plug/charging station
• Provision of charging stations by BMRCL / BMTC / KSRTC / BBMP for two wheelers at their parking stations to encourage electric vehicles for last mile commute.
• Amendments to building byelaws for providing charging infrastructure in all high-rise buildings/new SEZ/ Technology Park/ Apartments
• Encouragement to existing apartment associations to provide special dedicated plug/charging station
• Provision of charging stations by BMRCL / BMTC / KSRTC / BBMP for two wheelers at their parking stations to encourage electric vehicles for last mile commute.
• Charging infrastructure for government employees’ personal transport vehicles in all Government buildings
Encouragement to lease / or pay-per-use business models with battery-swapping station network, integrated payment and tracking system
• Facilitation for deployment of used electric vehicle batteries for solar application, create a secondary market and provide battery disposal infrastructure an PPP mode.