MG India and HPCL team up to augment EV charging stations countrywide

(L to R) Gaurav Gupta, Chief Growth Officer, MG Motor India & Shri Rajdip Ghosh, Chief General Manager, Highway Retailing, HPCL

MG Motor India and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) announced their strategic partnership to enhance the country's electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.

Under this alignment, MG and HPCL will together install 50kW/60kW DC fast chargers at key locations covering highways and cities across India. The collaboration focuses on providing convenience to EV users by increasing the availability of EV chargers during their long distance and intercity commutes.

Gaurav Gupta, Chief Growth Officer, MG Motor India, said: “ Our partnership with HPCL is yet another step to expanding the EV charging infrastructure in India to energise and enhance customer confidence in EVs. HPCL's vast network and significant presence in India will ensure that existing and prospective EV users across the country have convenient access to our charging solutions.”

Both the companies revealed that the public-mode network of chargers is designed for all EVs compatible with the CCS 2 charging standard, like that of the MG ZS EV. These charging stations will be available for MG customers on the MyMG App and will be discoverable via the integrated HPCL network discovery tool.

Rajdip Ghosh, Chief General Manager, Highway Retailing, HPCL: “Through this partnership with MG Motor India, HPCL shall leverage the vehicle base of MG to increase the utilization of its chargers installed across India. HPCL will analyze charger usage to improve customer experience and strategic expansion in EV Charging infrastructure at places. This synergy will help in the growth of the EVs in the coming days.”

He also stated that HPCL has a nationwide network of 22,000-plus fuel stations and aims to install 5,000 electric vehicle charging stations by December 2024.

Very recently, HPCL announced its MOU with Tata Passenger Electric Mobility (TPEM)  to collaborate in establishing public charging stations across India.