India: Mahindra partners with Charge+Zone to set up EV charging infrastructure

Mahindra & Mahindra has partnered with EV charging infrastructure company Charge+Zone to set up a network of charging stations for its electric SUVs. The Mahindra EV users will have access to Charge+Zone’s network of over 2500 charging points across 25 cities and 10,000km of highways by the end of FY23.

Under the partnership, the two companies will explore the 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.

Designed to charge e-4ws, the charging stations will be open to the public as well as to the users and partners of Mahindra. Charge+Zone’s charging stations are rapid DC charging points with CCS2 charging protocol, providing 80-100% charge in 20-30 minutes and a full charge in an hour depending on the EV’s battery size.