New Delhi: MG Motor India has joined hands with the Finland based company Fortum Charge & Drive India to set up 50 kW DC fast charging stations for the electric vehicles. Under this partnership, Fortum will set up DC fast charging infrastructure across MG showrooms in 5 cities including Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad.
These EV charging stations will be set up by September 2019 and the move comes ahead of the launch of MG EZS, which is ready for launch in India later this year.
These public smart charging stations can be accessed by an EV owner, having cars compatible with CCS/CHAdeMO charging standards. They will need to register with Fortum Charge & Drive India through its mobile app. One of the fast charging smart chargers will be set up at MG’s state-of-the-art flagship showroom in Gurugram.
Commenting on this partnership, Rajeev Chaba, President & Managing Director, MG Motor India, said, “The upcoming launch of MG eZs is aligned with the government’s long-term objective to have more electric vehicles on the road in the next few years.”
He also said, “We are delighted to be partnering with one of the leading EV Charging service provider in the global EV space to set up charging stations at MG dealerships in select cities to begin with. This is in line with our goal to provide accessible EVs to India customers and create an EV ecosystem in India.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, Managing Director, Fortum India, said, “We are happy to collaborate with one of the world’s leading automotive companies to bolster the adoption of EV which has been greatly promoted by Government by bringing out various enabling policy measures and guidelines.”
He further added, “We have already witnessed an uptake in adoption of electric vehicles in the last one year. This collaboration will further bolster this growth. As one of the key players, we are constantly evaluating the Indian market for charging infrastructure and will continue to give a pleasant charging experience to EV user.”