Bengaluru: Smart electric scooter manufacturer Ather Energy will set up electric vehicle charging stations across 10 Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) and Suburban railway stations in Chennai.
The Southern Railway will provide Ather Energy a dedicated space of 100 sq. ft. at each MRTS/Suburban station to set up a charging zone enabling the company to place three chargers in one single location. This will help to increase the accessibility and convenience of charging infrastructure for EV owners in Chennai. The fast-charging network can be used by all electric two-wheelers and electric four-wheelers owners, the company said in a media release.
Aravind Prasad, Head -Charging Infrastructure, Ather Energy,said, “We have installed 60+ Ather Grids across Chennai and 185+ across Tamil Nadu. Our partnership with Southern Railways will allow us to install 10 fast charging points at MRTS/Suburban stations in Chennai, making it more accessible.”
Ather Energy currently has 1200 Ather Grids, fast-charging points. The company has also released its IP for the charging connector to all OEMs, paving the way for an interoperable two-wheeler fast charging platform. The Ather Grid, designed and built in India, is today the biggest fast-charging network for electric two-wheelers in the country, with 60% of current installations in Tier-II and Tier-III cities.
In November 2022, Ather inaugurated its second manufacturing facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. The facility will help Ather to expand its production capacity to 420,000 units per year in FY24, further enabling the company to fulfil the increasing demand for its flagship scooters, the release said.
