Vadodara: CHARGE ZONE, a technology-driven EV Charging Network company on Tuesday announced a partnership with Snap-E, a leading provider of eco-friendly public transport service, to set up EV charging infrastructure for Snap-E’s fleet transportation. Through the partnership, CHARGE+ZONE aims to explore the installation, commissioning and maintenance of fleet transportation charging stations for Snap-E’s cabs in and around Kolkata, the company said in a media release.
As part of the activities planned under the phased partnership, CHARGE+ZONE is set to provide Snap-E with an extensive charging infrastructure for a fleet of 2000 electric cabs with 200 DC and 1000 AC charging stations, all of which will be well-equipped with the cutting-edge CMS system that assists fleet management and monitors, measures, and controls charger utilization and electricity consumption. In the upcoming phases, the partnership will focus on including activities that promote continual innovation and expansion in an effort to increase the reach and scope of operations, the release said.
Kartikey Hariyani, Founder and CEO, CHARGE+ZONE, said, “This partnership enables us to expand our vision of EV accessibility to all. We aim to provide e-cab service providers and users access to a smart and efficient charging network across the country and explore and pursue new opportunities of innovation and expansion that will help us to contribute towards the growth of the EV ecosystem in the years ahead.”
Mayank Bindal, Co-founder and CEO, Snap-E, said, “We plan to operate with a fleet of 2000 electric cabs and set up 400 DC and 2000 AC charging stations in and around Kolkata as part of the initial pilot phase of the project. The next phase will be an addition of 3000 vehicles which will be backed with a proportionate number of charging stations. The Kolkata rollout will be followed by a phased launch across the other important cities of Eastern India as well. As a business strategy, Snap-E will focus on both corporate tie-ups as well as consumer commutes. In fact, we have already handheld several Indian corporates to switch to e-commute for the employees and we believe that everyone deserves the comfort of an executive class commute.”
The phased implementation of the project is set to expand to other important cities across India following the Kolkata rollout and will focus on both corporate tie-ups and consumer commutes. Additionally, CHARGE+ZONE, aims to target various environmental issues and promote e-mobility to empower all e-cab users and service providers across the country to seamlessly access the charging network, the release said.
As part of its vision of building a network of ONE MILLION EV charging points by 2030, CHARGE+ZONE has created an active B2B and B2C network for EV charging stations for both fleet and retail customers. It has set-up up 3000+ fast DC charging points across 815+ EV charging stations, serving around 5000 EVs on a daily basis. The company also recently completed the electrification of over 10,000 km of National Highways in India, by installing a network of 150+ unmanned, app-driven, Superfast EV charging points along the major national highways, the release added.
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