Chennai: In a bid to promote the growth of electric vehicles (EVs) in India, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has launched 19 EV ‘fast-charging corridors’ at its 110 fuel stations along 15 highways in three states across the country, namely Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The company has launched 3 corridors with 19 fuel stations in Kerala, 6 corridors with 33 fuel stations in Karnataka and 10 corridors with 58 fuel stations in Tamil Nadu.
The petroleum company has installed 30 KW fast charging stations at a total of 110 of its fuel stations, and says that these corridors will connect important religious and tourists destinations with major cities. Moreover, BPCL also says that its fuel stations will not only offer safe & secure stoppage points for EV charging, but also offer clean toilets and restaurants.
So far, BPCL has converted 21 highways into electric corridors and the company claims that by the end of this month, a total of 200 highways will be covered with EV fast chargers across India. “It takes just 30 minutes to charge an EV, giving the driving range of up to 125 kilometers at our Fuel Stations, therefore we have maintained the distance within 100 kilometers between the two charging stations,” said Pushp Kumar Nayar, Head Retail South at the launch.
P.S. Ravi, Executive Director Incharge (Retail), BPCL said, “The fast chargers are easy to use. They can be self-operated without any manual assistance though support staff will be available if needed. BPCL has digitized the entire EV charger locator, charger operations and transaction process through the HelloBPCL app for an online hassle free and transparent user experience.”
