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Smart EV charging points

he UK government has recently Approximately, 200 charge point
announced all the government- models built by 25 charge point
Tfunded home charge points for manufacturers have been already
electric vehicles installed from July, confirmed as eligible for smart charging.
2019 onwards will have to be smart The UK government has approved the
chargers. The smart charge points for online charging models for these charge
electric vehicles will reduce high peaks points. These smart charge points for
of electricity demands, minimising the EVs can be remotely accessed and they
impact of EVs on the entire electricity can receive, interpret and react to a
ecosystem. These smart chargers will signal. In order to introduce complete
also help in keeping the cost the down zero emission mobility by 2040, the UK
for the consumers by encouraging government has planned for a Road to
of-peak charging. Zero plan.

Japan to install Smart Signals in Bengaluru

engaluru is set to get a sigh of in a junction.
relief due to the installation of For example, if there is less number
Bsmart signals with the support of vehicles on one side and more on the
of Japan. The Japan International other side of the road, the signal will
Cooperation Agency (JICA) is planning automatically give more signal time for
to invest about Rs 72Cr in Bengaluru to the road that has more vehicles and less
reduce the waiting time at signals by 30 signal timing for the road that has less
per cent! Currently, number of vehicles.”
JICA, for the first time, are bringing The Directorate of Urban Land
their Management by Origin-Destination Transport (DULT) has already identified
Related Adaption for Traffic Organisation 29 junctions on MG road and Hosur
(MODERATO) system outside Japan and road in Bengaluru to kick-start the
straight into India. Currently, the traffic project. They plan to coordinate signals
signals installed along the roads have and factor in pedestrian crossings too.
a fixed signal timer irrespective of the The system will provide signal-less green
number of vehicles along the roads. corridors to motorists at three stretches.
With the Japanese technology, signals DULT will be the intermediary agency
will automatically change according to helping the Japanese company that gets
the number of vehicles along the road the tender in September 2019.

16 June-July ’19 / TrafficInfraTech www.trafficinfratech-com-500653.hostingersite.com