Hero Electric partners with VoltUp, Adani Electricity for charging infra
Date: 09 Sep 2022
Hero
Electric, the largest and oldest E2W company, in a strategic move to
revolutionise battery swapping in Mumbai, announced partnership with one-stop
battery swapping start-up VoltUp and Adani Electricity.
Committed
to developing the EV sector, this is a first wherein an OEM, Infrastructure,
Last Mile partners and a battery swapping start-up have come together to boost
smart mobility.
The
lack of charging infrastructure, high cost of adoption and long charging time
for electric vehicles have been a challenge toward the adoption of electric
mobility in India. To plug these gaps, all partners have come together to
setting and scaling up of infrastructure – thus bridging together network,
energy, and technology.
Sohinder
Gill, CEO – Hero Electric, said, “At Hero, we have always fostered the idea of
collaboration to strengthen the EV ecosystem in India to deepen the EV
penetration and attain zero-emission status. This association with VoltUp,
Adani Electricity, and Zomato will establish a dense infrastructure encouraging
more riders to switch to EVs and operate smoothly without worrying about range
anxiety issues. Hero Electric is the only manufacturer to have a specific
product designed for delivery partner fleets given the segment's potential to
contribute towards a clean and green future.”
The
partnership is going to add 50 locations by year-end to cover the western line
from Churchgate to Mira-Bhayandar. In
their effort VoltUp will set up smart electric mobility stations across the
city for easy access to battery swapping, the partnership looks to
operationalize500 such battery swapping solutions centres across Mumbai by
2024, catering to over 30,000 riders daily.