Charge+Zone Sets up 20 EV Charge Points on Gujarat-Maharashtra National Highway

Electric vehicle (EV) chargers installer Charge+Zone has set up a network of 20 unmanned, app-driven EV charging points along the 1,000 kms of Gujarat-Maharashtra National highway (NH).

“Through this, the company has successfully cracked Dealer Owned Company Operated (DOCO) and Company Owned Company Operated (COCO) Models for Public Charging Network on Highways,” said Charge+Zone in a statement.

These charging stations have been designed for both personal and public e-mobility, and have been installed as part of the company’s larger goal of electrifying 10,000 kms of National and State Highways over the next 3-5 years.

Deployed at convenient and strategic locations along the highway, Charge+Zone’s charging stations are Rapid DC charging points with CCS2 as charging protocol, catering to electric four-wheelers.

These stations can provide up to 80 per cent charge in 45-60 minutes and a full charge in 90-120 minutes depending on the EV’s battery size. 

Commenting on the development, Kartikey Hariyani, Founder & CEO, Charge+Zone said, “we are immensely proud to have accomplished this milestone as part of our larger vision of building a robust network of one million EV charging points by 2030. Through our national highway electrification program, we have successfully implemented full stack EV charging solutions across multiple cities and states that are accessible, affordable and easy to use. We also want to bring about a paradigm shift in the way people perceive EVs by addressing issues of range anxiety and the availability of energy for long hauls. In the long term, our goal is to reduce electric vehicle’s range anxiety by scaling up the charging network over the next 3-5 years along national and state highways and consequently be a catalyst in India’s transition to green mobility.” 

The charging stations have been installed at key locations on highways connecting Mumbai, Nashik, Ahmedabad, Surat, Navsari, and Rajkot.  

In December 2019, Charge+Zone launched India’s first Fast Charging Network for Electric Buses. Currently in India, 125+ Electric Buses of Ashok Leyland are getting charged daily with its 7 Fast Charging Hubs across 3 cities for Intra-city Public Transportation.

Earlier in December 2021, the company had signed an MoU with the Government of Gujarat to install 10,000 charging stations along national and state highways within the state.