MG Motors and Bharat Petroleum Join Hands To Strengthen EV Ecosystem

MG Motors and Bharat Petroleum will work together to come up with EV charging solutions for customers for the next 4-5 years.

MG Motors becomes the passenger car company to join hands with Bharat Petroleum to come up with sustainable solutions and strengthen the EV ecosystem in India. The partnership is in line with the carmaker's 'Change What You Can vision, which again is a step forward to make EV adoption convenient.

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The partnership will expand EV infrastructure for intercity travel, thereby adding more EV charging stations on highways is part of the plan. BPCLs vast network of customer reach will be very crucial in this expansion. MG Motors already has its own multi-charging system with both AC and DC fast chargers, in residential communities and MG showrooms, for their electric vehicle,the ZS EV.

The 6-way charging ecosystem gives its customers free-of-cost AC fast charging, an extended charging network, a plug and change cable onboard, and charge on the go with roadside assistance.

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BPCL, on the other hand, is setting up a fast-charging corridor across major highways that interconnect major cities and economic zones. The company claims that in the next 2-3 years, they will establish 7000 charging stations across the country placed strategically. The charging stations will further come with a host of other customer amenities like refreshments, micro ATMs, hygienic washrooms, etc.

This era calls for strategic cross-industry collaboration to reach new and important milestones in the EV charging ecosystem and at BPCL, we are excited to expand our ambit and create positive synergies with innovative brands like MG Motor India to usher in the era of best-in-class EV charging solutions, said Arum Kumar Singh, the Chairman and Managing Director of BPCL.

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The key to a successful transition to electric mobility is a robust EV ecosystem. MG has been at the forefront of the development of a strong EV ecosystem since the launch of the ZS EV in 2020. Along with our ecosystem partners, we are working to create a vast network of EV charging stations, in addition to battery recycling & battery second life solutions for end-to-end sustainability for electric vehicles, Mr. Rajeev Chaba, the President and Managing Director, MG Motors India said.

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