Kolkata: Kolkata police will soon enter the 226 electric vehicle fleet to fight the increase in diesel prices and increase maintenance costs.
E-Vehicle, which will be taken for eight years, will help the phase of a 200-odd diesel vehicle around 15 years old.
The proposal has received permission from Nabanna.
City police forces have around 4,000 vehicles but regularly employ transportation for legal and special order tasks.
New vehicles tend to be divided between traffic, wireless and other units, with traffic police get at least 78 vehicles Sumber Lalbazar said the Deputy Secretary Office, Home and Hill Affairs Department, has been on September 13 issued a letter to 13 September Rs 8.8 Crore for this purpose.
Following the budget allocation, government institutions are issued to complete the tender and procurement process.
Additional CP has been assigned to be in charge of coordinating with various institutions for this fast arrival of this vehicle.
At least half a dozen quick charging points will appear in the nine police divisions.
Every e-vehicle lasts almost eight hours to be fully charged.
The performance of the first batch of electronic vehicles will determine its broad use in the coming days, said the source.
“When diesel prices have shot past 100 per liter Rs, we hope to save RS 40 Crore in the next eight years if the diesel level does not slide quickly,” said an officer.
“The average electricity costs consumed by electric vehicles are estimated at 90 Paisa to 1 per kilometer.
On the other hand, the average fuel costs for diesel vehicles or gasoline around Rs 8.5 per kilometer,” he added.
On a monthly basis, officers claim, the average maintenance costs of existing vehicles ranging from Rs 50,000 and Rs 60,000 each month.
“With this logic, expenses per month must be a small portion of what we spend now,” he said.
According to senior officers, there are two main concerns – how often the vehicle needs to be charged because of their rough use and whether the charging center will be sufficient to charge all the cars.
“The rules will remain the same as in our diesel car – keep charges above 50%,” said an officer.
Previously, Kolkata police had held several vehicles operated by battery to patrol around Rabindra Sarobar but this was the first time an electric vehicle will be deployed for the formal police.