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Detailed explanation-1: -The Delhi-Chandigarh Highway has become the first e-vehicle friendly highway in the country. It now has a network of Solar-based Electric Vehicle Charging stations (SEVCs) set up by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) under the FAME-1 scheme of the Ministry of Heavy Industries.

Detailed explanation-2: -Delhi-Jaipur Expressway to turn India’s 1st ‘Electric highway’, trial run of e-vehicles begin. New Delhi: Under the Ease of Doing Business initiative, the National Highway for Electric Vehicles (NHEV) initiated a one-month tech trial run for e-vehicles on the Delhi-Jaipur expressway on Friday.

Detailed explanation-3: -An electric road, eroad, or electric road system (ERS) is a road which supplies electric power to vehicles travelling on it. Common implementations are overhead power lines above the road and ground-level power supply through conductive rails or inductive coils embedded in the road.

Detailed explanation-4: -Q. With the inauguration of the first solar electric vehicle charging station at the Karnal lake resort, which highway has become the first e-vehicle friendly highway in India? Notes: The Union Heavy Industries Minister Dr.