Mahindra Joins Hands With Charge+Zone To Set Up EV Charging Solutions

The partnership aims at delivering over 2,500 charge points across 25 cities by April 2023

• The partnership will help in expanding charging infrastructure for Mahindra’s upcoming electric car lineup.
• Includes a focus on installing and maintaining DC fast-chargers at various locations as nominated by Mahindra
• Aims at increased accessibility at charging stations with e-mobility solutions such as navigation and ease of transaction.

Mahindra has announced its second partnership with an EV charging solutions provider in as many weeks. Following the announcement of its alliance with Statiq, the automaker has signed an agreement with Charge+Zone to establish and develop an EV charging network across India, with a goal of installing 2,500 charging stations covering 10,000km of highways by the end of the fiscal year. 

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The companies will also work together to improve accessibility across all touchpoints by introducing e-mobility solutions like navigation and transaction convenience for ease of charging. 

Through this alliance, Mahindra will focus on building a strong charging infrastructure for its line of upcoming passenger EVs and also the electrical commercial lightweight vehicles.

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The Mahindra XUV400 EV will be launched in January 2023, followed by other electric SUVs. The electric compact SUV is likely to be priced from around Rs 17 lakh (ex-showroom).

Here’s the full press statement:

CHARGE+ZONE partners with Mahindra to set-up EV charging infrastructure for its range of EV SUVs

•  Charging points will be installed across 25 cities covering 10,000kms of highways
•  Charging stations will be able to cover a range of e4Ws - from Cars to eLCVs 

Vadodara, 27th October 2022: CHARGE+ZONE, a technology-driven EV Charging Network company and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., pioneers of the SUV segment in India have today announced partnership to set-up a network of EV charging stations for Mahindra’s range of world-class electric SUVs. By the end of this fiscal, Mahindra’s EV users will have access to the Charge+Zone’s network of 2500+ charging points across 25 cities and 10,000kms of highways.

As part of the partnership, CHARGE+ZONE and Mahindra will explore installation, commissioning, and maintenance of fast DC chargers at various locations including owned and rented sites, offices or any other areas nominated by Mahindra, its affiliates and group companies. In addition to this, the partnership will also entail rolling out e-mobility solutions spanning discovery, availability, navigation and transactions, with the aim of empowering all EV users to seamlessly access the charging network.

Kartikey Hariyani, Founder and CEO, CHARGE+ZONE stated, “CHARGE+ZONE believes in the vision of clean mobility, a better environment and a greener planet and our partnership with Mahindra and Mahindra is a testament to this fact. These partnerships further enable us to expand our vision of EV accessibility to all. With this partnership, we aim to build a well-connected ecosystem that would not only provide Electric SUV users with access to fast charging points across the country but will also help the EV ecosystem grow.”

Veejay Nakra, President – Automotive Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. said, “Our partnership with CHARGE+ZONE will ensure robust EV infrastructure solutions for all our customers. We look forward to bringing sustainable, profitable and efficient EV solutions to accelerate the mass adoption of battery electric vehicles in India, and we are delighted to have joined hands with them for our upcoming range of electric vehicles in India, including the soon to be launched XUV400 EV.”

Designed to charge e-4ws, these charging stations will be open to the public as well to the users and partners of Mahindra. CHARGE+ZONE’s charging stations are rapid DC charging points with the CCS2 charging protocol that provides 80-100% charge in 20-30 minutes and full charge in an hour depending on the EV’s battery size.  These chargers also come with additional amenities of food-courts, restaurants, hotels etc as well as with the facility of Type-2 AC chargers wherever needed.

As part of its vision of building a network of ONE MILLION  EV charging points, CHARGE+ZONE  has created an active B2B and B2C network for EV charging stations for both fleet and retail customers. It has set-up up 1450+ charging points across 650+ EV charging stations, serving around 5000 EVs on a daily basis. The company also recently completed the electrification of over 1000 km of National Highways in India, by installing a network of 20 unmanned, app-driven, Superfast EV charging points along the Gujarat- Maharashtra National highway.