In a partnership signed between public sector undertaking, Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) and Bounce Infinity, the EV start-up will be setting up battery swap stations at BPCL’s fuel depots.
The duo is aiming to set up 3,000 such stations across the top 10 cities in the country. These battery swap stations, once set up, will support electric 2Ws, electric 3Ws & other OEMs. It must be noted that Bharat Petroleum runs a distributed network of more than 20,000 energy stations. Bharat Petroleum has already set up fast charging highway corridors starting with the 900 Km Chennai-Trichy-Madurai-Chennai route.
As per the agreement, consumers looking to swap their ‘nearly drained batteries’ can search for the nearest swapping location on the Bounce app. The smart framework will cater not only to the company's retail business, but will also support OEMs for ease of mobility across geographies and form factors, including two- & three-wheelers, said the companies.
Battery swapping as a solution would also support those two- and three-wheelers that have been converted to EV from ICE. Bounce Infinity, meanwhile, claims to have seen over 1.2 million battery swaps on its energy infrastructure.
Vivekananda Hallakere, Co-Founder & CEO, Bounce, said, “This partnership reiterates our commitment towards a cleaner and pollution-free country by making our network accessible to consumers at the same scale and convenience as refuelling. We look forward to a long-lasting partnership between Bounce Infinity and BPCL”.
PS Ravi, Executive Director In-Charge (Retail), BPCL, said, “As we pace ourselves for an exciting phase of energy transition towards clean energy, we are delighted to partner with Bounce Infinity.”