MG Motor India, Fortum set up 50kW superfast EV charging station in Pune
Date: 09 Jul 2021
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Motor India and Fortum Charge & Drive India have set up a 50 kW Superfast
public EV charging station in Pune. Usha (Mai) Manohar Dhore, Pimpri –
Chinchwad Mayor and Ajay Aautade, Asst. RTO Officer Pimpri - Chinchwad,
attended the inauguration ceremony held at MG Dealership.
The
smart chargers can be accessed by anyone who has an EV car compatible with the
CCS2 (Combined Charging System), by registering on Fortum’s mobile app.
Gaurav Gupta, Chief Commercial Officer, MG
Motor India, said, “Our collaboration with Fortum reiterates our commitment
towards enabling the infrastructure for environment-friendly mobility solutions
in the country. The ZS EV’s availability in more cities in a phase-wise manner
is a step closer to achieving sustainability goals. After launching the ZS EV
in 6 more cities in 2021, the MG ZS EV is now available across 37 Indian
cities.”
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Motor India and Fortum, one of the leading EV charging service providers in the
global EV space, had announced their partnership in 2019. Since then, the
carmaker and Fortum have built a network of 11 DC chargers across Delhi NCR,
Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Ahmedabad.