Hero Electric, VoltUp, Adani Electricity Partners To Expand Charging Infrastructure In Mumbai

Electric two-wheeler manufacturer, Hero Electric to revolutionise battery swapping in Mumbai has partnered with battery swapping start-up VoltUp and Adani Electricity. This is a first wherein an OEM, Infrastructure, Last Mile partners and a battery swapping start-up have come together to boost smart mobility.

The lack of charging infrastructure, high cost of adoption and long charging time for electric vehicles have been a challenge toward the adoption of electric mobility in India. To plug these gaps, all partners have come together to setting and scaling up of infrastructure – thus bridging together network, energy, and technology.

On this association Sohinder Singh Gill, CEO of Hero Electric, said, “This association with VoltUp, Adani Electricity, and Zomato will establish a dense infrastructure encouraging more riders to switch to EVs and operate smoothly without worrying about range anxiety issues.”

The partnership is going to add 50 locations by year-end to cover the western line from Churchgate to Mira-Bhayandar. In their effort VoltUp will set up smart electric mobility stations across the city for easy access to battery swapping, the partnership looks to operationalise 500 such battery swapping solutions centres across Mumbai by 2024, catering to over 30,000 riders daily.