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Bounce Partners With Bharat Petroleum for Setting Up Battery Swapping Infrastructure at Fuel Stations

Electric mobility player Bounce Infinity on Monday said it has partnered with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) for setting up battery swapping infrastructure at fuel stations of the public sector oil major.

The battery swapping service starting from Bengaluru will be expanded to major metro cities in a phased manner, and the company aims to set up 3,000 stations across top 10 cities, Bounce said in a statement.

The smart framework will cater not only to the company’s retail business, but also support the interoperable partners for two-wheelers and three-wheelers, the company said, adding that the battery swapping as a solution would also support those two- and three-wheelers that have been converted to electric vehicles from conventional engines.

Bounce co-founder and CEO Vivekananda Hallakere said the company has been strategically partnering with prominent industry players to revolutionise the battery swapping scenario.

“This partnership reiterates our commitment towards a cleaner and pollution-free country by making our network accessible to consumers at the same scale and convenience as refuelling. We look forward to a long-lasting partnership between Bounce Infinity and BPCL,” Hallakere added.

BPCL executive director in-charge (retail) P S Ravi said battery swapping with pre-charged batteries from Bounce Infinity will significantly reduce the vehicle downtime, adding customer convenience and reducing range anxiety.

“The interoperability feature offered by Bounce Infinity will help us to serve a larger spread of EV customers and will help in the growth of this important battery swapping segment in the EV space in the country,” he added.

Ravi further said, “This partnership focussed on urban markets complements BPCL’s overall EV charging roadmap of setting up fast charging corridors across major highways in the country inter-connecting major cities and economic centres and will have a network of 7,000 conveniently located fast charging stations along with a host of customer amenities in the country in the next 2-3 years.”

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MG Motor India Partners With Bharat Petroleum on EV Charging Infrastructure

Automaker MG Motor India on Monday said it has partnered with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to bolster EV charging infrastructure across the country.

The partnership with BPCL will add momentum to EV adoption by expanding opportunities for intercity travel as the two entities will install EV chargers across highways and within cities, the automaker said in a statement.

With BPCL’s vast customer reach and operations and MG’s strides in the EV space, the two entities can combine expertise to strategically identify charging sites, garner consumer insights, devise loyalty programs, and create technology to manage charging systems, it added.

“Our partnership with BPCL is yet another step to strengthening the EV charging infrastructure in India to energise and enhance customer confidence in EVs,” MG Motor India President and Managing Director Rajeev Chaba said.

BPCL’s strong presence and vast network in India will ensure that existing and prospective customers across the country have convenient access to charging solutions, he added.

“We aim to further expand the opportunities of charging an EV and educate consumers on the environmental benefits of the same,” Chaba noted.

Commenting on the initiative, BPCL Chairman and Managing Director Arun Kumar Singh, said sustainable consumption is the present and future, as the country moves into the era of mass electric mobility.

“As we herald the phase of rapid energy transition to electric mobility, BPCL is at the forefront of addressing the three big anxieties amongst electric vehicle owners (range anxiety, time anxiety, and discovery anxiety) in order to build consumer confidence for the accelerated adoption of electric vehicles in the country,” he added.

BPCL is setting up fastcharging corridors across major highways in the country, inter-connecting major cities, and economic centres, and will have a network of 7,000 conveniently located fast charging stations in the country in the next 2-3 years, Singh said.

These fast charging stations will come with a host of customer amenities viz, hygienic washrooms, refreshments, microATMs, etc, he added.

“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,” Singh stated.

MG Motor India had recently announced a new venture, “MG Charge”.

Under this initiative, the carmaker is slated to install 1,000 AC fast chargers at residential localities across India.

The connected AC charging stations will cater to the residents and visitors of these societies for their EV charging needs, operating round the clock.

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