Shuchi Teams Up With HPCL To Set Up EV Charging Points Across Retail Fuel Pumps

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partnershipShuchi Anant Virya on Wednesday announced that it has teamed up with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to set up a pan-India network of public Electric Vehicle charging points at its retail outlets. Shuchi Anant Virya, that currently owns and operates EV charging hubs in Gurugram and Pune, is a joint venture between EV-based urban mobility company, Lithium Urban Technologies and renewable energy solutions firm, Fourth Partner Energy

The company said in a release that the installation of these charging points will be done in a phased manner across the country. The network will include both fast and slow chargers for all vehicular segments – two-wheelers, three-wheelers, cars and buses.

Growing its EV charging infrastructure footprint across the country

It said that Shuchi has developed an in-house cloud-based technology for easy deployment, operation and maintenance of these charging units. It added that this partnership will further enable HPCLs efforts towards growing its EV charging infrastructure footprint across the country and improving access to sustainable mobility solutions for both commercial and passenger vehicle segments.

Co-founder and Executive Director at Fourth Partner Energy Saif Dhorajiwala said said that the company is also gearing up to provide charging as a service for buses as well as freight vehicles for last-mile logistics. The larger goal is to power the EV charging network with 100 per cent renewable energy sources, he added.

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