Infrastructure
Bharat Petroleum Launches EV Fast Charging Corridor On Chennai-Trichy-Madurai Highway
Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) fuel station
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has launched electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging corridors on Chennai-Trichy-Madurai highway, with the rollout of CCS-2 DC Fast chargers at 10 of its conveniently located fuel stations along the 900 Km route on both sides of the highway, the company said in a statement on Thursday (17 February).
The Company is accelerating its focus on new business segments for sustainable growth and converting 7,000 conventional Retail Outlets into Energy Stations providing multiple fuelling options, which will also include EV charging facility, in the medium to long term.
Acknowledging that building customer confidence in the ease of finding conveniently located EV charging stations and elimination of range anxiety will be a principal proponent for faster adoption of Electric vehicles in the country, BPCL has planned to provide CCS-2 Electric Vehicle charging stations (EVCS) at its fuel stations at periodic intervals on all major national highways connecting major cities and economic centres in the country to boost inter-city travel on Electric vehicles, the company said.
The first phase launch on Chennai-Trichy-Madurai highway will be followed up by key routes which have high existing motorist traffic and a propensity for transition to travel by electric vehicles, it added.
Speaking at the launch at its state of the art fuel station at Meenambakkam in Chennai, P S Ravi, Executive Director In-charge (Retail), BPCL said, “We are committed to accelerating the transition to cleaner energy and today’s launch of 10 CCS-2 EV fast charging stations in our large format fuel stations on the Chennai –Trichy – Madurai national highway, each at a distance of approx 100 kms, is a beginning in our quest to eliminate range anxiety amongst existing and future 4-wheeler EV owners in the country".
"BPCL fuel Stations on highways offer a wide range of conveniences and amenities and we look forward to welcoming and serving our EV customers the Pure for Sure experience in this exciting new and sustainable world of Electric mobility," Ravi added.
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