BPCL launches EV fast charging corridor
BPCL is converting 7,000 conventional retail outlets into energy stations providing multiple fuelling options including EV charging facility.
Bharat Petroleum has launched EV fast charging corridors on Chennai - Trichy - Madurai highway, with the rollout of CCS-2 DC Fast chargers at 10 of its conveniently located fuel stations along the 900 km route on both sides of the highway.
The company is converting 7,000 conventional retail outlets into energy stations providing multiple fuelling options, which will also include EV charging facility, in the medium to long term.
The first phase launch on Chennai - Trichy - Madurai highway will be followed up by key routes which have high existing motorist traffic and a propensity for transition to travel by electric vehicles.
Speaking at the fuel station at Meenambakkam in Chennai, PS Ravi, executive director in-charge (Retail), BPCL said, “BPCL fuel stations on highways offer a wide range of conveniences and amenities and we look forward to welcoming and serving our EV customers the Pure for Sure experience in this exciting new and sustainable world of Electric mobility.”
RELATED ARTICLES
JSW MG Motor India confident of selling 1,000 M9 electric MPVs in first year
The 5.2-metre-long, seven-seater luxury electric MPV, which will be locally assembled at the Halol plant in Gujarat, wil...
Modern Automotives targets 25% CAGR in forged components by FY2031, diversifies into e-3Ws
The Tier-1 component supplier of forged components such as connecting rods, crankshafts, tie-rods, and fork bridges to l...
VinFast’s second plant in Vietnam goes on stream ahead of India factory
Vietnamese EV maker’s second plant in its home market, which has a 200,000 EVs-per-annum capacity, will focus on produci...