YANGON------Two EV charging stations were opened in Yangon Railway Station in Magalar Taungnyunt Township and Thiri Migalar Market in Hlaing Township, Yangon Region, yesterday, according to the sources.
The Essential Motors Myanmar Company had built the EV charging station in Yangon Railway Station as well as the Asia Pacitic Automaker also constructed the Thiri Mingalar Market’s EV charging station.
Yangon Region Chief Minister Soe Thein conducted the test driving of electric vehicles.
“First-ever EV charging stations for public use were inaugurated in Yangon Region. The EVs will be running as the assembly area of BYD EV Taxi of Essential Motors,” Dr Soe Tun who imports and sells the EVs wrote on his Social Media Page.
The price of battery charge will be 400 Ks per unit. So, the cost of fully battery charge for EV is 30,200 Ks.
19 EV Charging Stations are being built in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon, Mandalay and along Yangon-Mandalay Highway with the target to complete by the end of March.
The pilot project is be implemented to construct four charging stations in Nay Pyi Taw, five charging stations at five locations on the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway and five charging stations each in Yangon and Mandalay.
The first five charging stations will be at Zero Mile No 3 Highway junction, 115th Mile Pyu Rest Stop, 201/2nd milepost Nay Pyi Taw C-junction, 284/4th milepost Theegon bus terminal and 352/3rd milepost Sagainn junction on the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway.
In Yangon Region, the charging stations are being built at Yangon Railway Station, Dagon-Ayar Highway Bus Terminal, near Thakhin Mya Park in lower Kyinmyindaing road in Ahlon Township and Thiri Mingalar Market in Hlaing Township.
Two companies imported 40 EVs as first batch and the EVs will be used as private vehicles and taxis on trial. For public transportation, 10 taxis will be operated by Chin Dwin Shan Construction Co., Ltd based at Yangon International Airport, and 10 taxis by NPK Motors Co., Ltd based at Thapyaygone Market in Nay Pyi Taw.
Union Minister of Industry Dr Charlie Than also said that a company proposed to substitute the EVs instead of YBS operating in Yangon Region.
