Wissol opens first charging station for electric cars
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Wissol, a network of petrol stations in Georgia, opened its first charging station for electric cars in Tbilisi, on the 13th kilometer of Agmashenebeli Alley.
Drivers of electric cars will be able to charge their vehicles at the station free of charge.
Representatives from the Ministry of Environment attended the opening ceremony today.
Representatives from the Ministry of Environment appeared at the opening ceremony of the new station. Photo by Ministry of Environment press office.
The company plans to open another such station in Gori until the end of summer.
There are two other electric car charging stations in Tbilisi, one on Europe square and another at Turtle Lake.
The Government of Georgia plans to provide up to 100 such stations around Georgia by the end of 2017.
City welcomes first charging station
Electric cars are the way of the future and Georgia’s capital Tbilisi is leading the nation in developing infrastructure to encourage more people to buy and use electric vehicles.
Tbilisi City Hall’s Transport Service announced the two charging points would be at Europe Square near Rike Park in Old Town and in the city’s Vake district.
The Japanese government will allocate a non-project grant aid worth 500 million Yen (about $4.2 million USD) to the Georgian Government to allow it to purchase electric buses to modernise the capital city’s public transport service.
New bus lanes have been introduced on several mains streets of Georgia’s capital today to alleviate traffic woes and promote road safety in Tbilisi.
Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi is continuing the development of infrastructure to encourage more people to buy and use electric vehicles.
As of August 16, 2017 a total of 328 electric cars and 9,870 hybrid cars have been imported to Georgia, shows the data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.