TVS Motor Company on Tuesday said it has joined a strategic partnership with Tata Power to create a large dedicated electric two-wheeler charging infrastructure to accelerate electric mobility in India.
The partnership targets to create a regular AC charging network and a DC fast-charging network for electric two-wheelers, a media release said.
The two firms will also explore opportunities to use solar energy to power select TVS Motor locations.
Sudarshan Venu, joint managing director, TVS
Motor Company, stated, “TVS Motor is extremely excited and proud to be the pioneering partner with Tata Power, which is leading the way in creating a wide and sustainable charging infrastructure in the country. Fitting to TVS Motor vision of electrification, we envisage a wide and reliable charging infrastructure for two and three-wheeler EV customers across India, powered by renewable sources of energy such as solar.”
Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD, Tata Power, stated, “Through this collaboration, we will further leverage our expertise to enhance synergy between sustainable mobility and renewable energy integration resulting in the creation of a robust EV charging eco-system across India."
TVS aims to enlarge the presence of iQube Electric in over 25 cities within the next few months and the partnership will give the customers of the e-scooter access to the charging network by Tata Power through the TVS Motor customer connect app and Tata Power EZ Charge app across India.
The TVS electric scooter is available in Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune, Kochi, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Surat, Vizag, Jaipur, and Ahmedabad.
Tata Power has a network of over 5,000 home chargers and over 700 public chargers in more than 120 cities in India.
