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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The world’s highest electric vehicle charging station was inaugurated in which state?
A
Assam
B
Himachal Pradesh
C
Haryana
D
Bihar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The world’s highest electric vehicle charging station was inaugurated in Kaza of Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh on 23 September 2021. It is situated at 500 ft in Kaza.

Detailed explanation-2: -The world’s highest charging station for electric vehicles was inaugurated at Kaza in Spiti today. Mahender Pratap Singh, SDM, inaugurated it. It was set up by goEgo company.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gurugram: India’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging station with a capacity of 121 charging points for 4 wheelers, has been opened here in Sector 86.

Detailed explanation-4: -California has the highest number of EV charging stations at 15, 182, making up an impressive 29% of all charging stations in America. In fact, the Golden State has nearly double the chargers of the following three states, New York (3, 085), Florida (2, 858), and Texas (2, 419) combined.

Detailed explanation-5: -The top 3 states with biggest EV subsidies are Delhi, Haryana and Maharashtra. India may have over 50 lakh electric vehicles on road by 2030.

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