Charging Infrastructure Watch - Delhi to Shimla in Electric Car
By Kamlesh & Raphae
Welcome to Charging Infrastructure Watch. This will be a weekly series, where we will talk about electric vehicle charging infrastructure coming up between important cities and towns. These videos and companion articles will act like a reference for electric car owners all over India. In this article, we talk about traveling between Delhi and Shimla.
Welcome to Charging Infrastructure Watch. This will be a weekly series, where we will talk about electric vehicle charging infrastructure coming up between important cities and towns. These videos and companion articles will act like a reference for electric car owners all over India. In this article, we talk about traveling between Delhi and Shimla.
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Delhi - Shimla on an electric car
We will talk about driving your electric car between the Indian capital city of New Delhi to the himalayan hill station of Shimla. The road is pretty flat until you reach the mighty himalayas. And guys, we must say this highway has many fast chargers installed by the likes of Tata Power, Statiq Charging, E-Fill on the NH 44 highway between Delhi and Shimla.
We will talk about driving your electric car between the Indian capital city of New Delhi to the himalayan hill station of Shimla. The road is pretty flat until you reach the mighty himalayas. And guys, we must say this highway has many fast chargers installed by the likes of Tata Power, Statiq Charging, E-Fill on the NH 44 highway between Delhi and Shimla.
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List of Fast Charging Stations on the Route
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Latest charger map on Plugshare
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MG and Tigor EV charging at Karnal
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We charged at the Jabli, HP Statiq charger
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The EV Drive
Let’s talk about your electric car drive between Delhi and Shimla. This guide is for cars like Tata Nexon EV, Tigor EV. If you have an MG or Kona or any other electric car with larger batteries, you can work around this guide - skip a stop and carry on. Also this guide is created by consulting with real Nexon EV owners who have done this trip. So it's a reliable guide! Let's start!
- Start your drive from Delhi at 100% SOC and start driving north towards NH 44. Keep driving on NH 44 until you reach the town of Karnal, HR. There is a hotel called Neelkanth Star Kamal which has a 50 kW DC charger installed by Statiq Charging. There are more fast chargers in the Karnal area, if this does not work, you have good backup.
- From north west Delhi, we estimate that you will reach the charger at 42% SOC.
- All you need to do is to top up the charge for 50 minutes. Use the Statiq app and start charging upto 95%
- And you have restaurants like Neelkanth for quick lunch or snacks or chai.
- Reviews
- Dinesh Kumar, owner of a Nexon EV says
"Nice location with good restaurants. Charger working" - Mukesh Sethi, owner of a MG ZS EV says
"Good Fast Charger"
- Dinesh Kumar, owner of a Nexon EV says
- Once you finish charging, continue on highway NH 48 and you should merge onto highway 152 and drive for 115 km. You will reach the town of Bassi, PB
- We are stopping here for a quick top up of 25 mins. You will reach here with an SOC of 40%.
- It is recommended to charge here upto 70% SOC and you can reach Shimla comfortably. If you have a Kona, MG ZS EV or BYD e6 you can skip this stop.
- Once you finish charging, continue on highway 5. The drive distance is 49 km, which includes 18 km of climbing the Himalayan ghats. Drive towards the mountain town of Jabli, HP where we have the Statiq Fast charger.
- You should get there with 50% SOC remaining.
- Charge for 40 mins until the car has 95% SOC.
- You have food options like McDonalds, Dominos here.
- Reviews
- Vivek Ahuja, owner of a Nexon EV says
"My friend was In MG ZS EV and wanted to go further than Jabli! So I left ccs2 for him and i used the Type 2 gun for my Nexon EV. Both the cars were charging fine. The dual guns work great!" - Mukesh Sethi, owner of a MG ZS EV says
"Good Fast Charger"
- Vivek Ahuja, owner of a Nexon EV says
- Once you finish charging, continue on himalayan highway 5 amidst stunning scenery, drive towards Shimla for 76 km. You should reach Shimla with an SOC of 20-25%.
- Congratulations! You have made it! Your electric car is now rocking in the Himalayas!
Time & Costs
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From NorthWest Delhi drive on NH 44 to Statiq 50 kW charger at Neelkanth Star Restaurant, Karnal |
111 km |
2 hour 24 min |
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Charge at Statiq Charger, Karnal on NH 48 |
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50 minutes |
Rs 302 |
Drive to E-Fill charger at Crown Resort & Restaurant in town of Bassi |
115 km |
1 hour 45 min |
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Charge at E-Fill Charger, Bassi on Highway 152 |
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25 minutes |
Rs 130 |
Drive to Statiq charger at Savoy Greens in town of Jabli |
47.8 km |
1 hour 14 min |
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Charge at Statiq Charger, Jabli on Highway 152 |
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50 minutes |
Rs 275 |
Drive to Shimla |
73.2 km |
2 hour 23 min |
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Time
If you use a petrol car, you would spend 7 hours 37 min driving and take a 45 min break for lunch and a 20 min break for tea. The total journey time = 8 hours 42 mins to reach Jaipur. If you use an electric car, you would spend 7 hours 46 min driving and take 2 hours 5 min for charging the car and yourself. Total time is = 9 hours 51 min
The additional time in an electric car is around 1 hour compared to an ICE car, which is understandable given we are climbing the himalayan ghats and it makes sense to top up before the ghat starts.
Do understand in the return journey, you will gain so much Regen that you will only have to stop at one stop. That is the magic of electric cars.
Costs
If you use a petrol car, the petrol costs would be around Rs 2750. If you use an electric car, the charging costs would be around Rs 347. Massive savings of Rs 2403
Mobile Apps
The mobile apps you will need for this journey are the Statiq, Tata Power, ElectreeFi, E-Fill, Plugshare
So guys, there you have it! Delhi-Shimla highway is beautifully electrified! You can visit the himalayan mountains in your electric car! Congratulations to the teams at Statiq and E-Fill for making this happen!
Before we leave, a note from our sponsors
Zeon Charging is building the infrastructure needed to enable the EV Revolution in India. We are installing electric vehicle chargers at convenient locations throughout the nation which would enable EV owners to travel long distances without worrying about running out of charge. Download the app now!
www.zeoncharging.com
Have you done an EV trip from Delhi to Shimla? Do share your experience in the comments below.
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If you use a petrol car, you would spend 7 hours 37 min driving and take a 45 min break for lunch and a 20 min break for tea. The total journey time = 8 hours 42 mins to reach Jaipur. If you use an electric car, you would spend 7 hours 46 min driving and take 2 hours 5 min for charging the car and yourself. Total time is = 9 hours 51 min
The additional time in an electric car is around 1 hour compared to an ICE car, which is understandable given we are climbing the himalayan ghats and it makes sense to top up before the ghat starts.
Do understand in the return journey, you will gain so much Regen that you will only have to stop at one stop. That is the magic of electric cars.
Costs
If you use a petrol car, the petrol costs would be around Rs 2750. If you use an electric car, the charging costs would be around Rs 347. Massive savings of Rs 2403
Mobile Apps
The mobile apps you will need for this journey are the Statiq, Tata Power, ElectreeFi, E-Fill, Plugshare
So guys, there you have it! Delhi-Shimla highway is beautifully electrified! You can visit the himalayan mountains in your electric car! Congratulations to the teams at Statiq and E-Fill for making this happen!
Before we leave, a note from our sponsors
Zeon Charging is building the infrastructure needed to enable the EV Revolution in India. We are installing electric vehicle chargers at convenient locations throughout the nation which would enable EV owners to travel long distances without worrying about running out of charge. Download the app now!
www.zeoncharging.com
Have you done an EV trip from Delhi to Shimla? Do share your experience in the comments below.
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