Hero Electric and BOLT have partnered to set up 50,000 EV charging stations in India in the next one year. As part of the collaboration. BOLT will be installing its chargers at more than 750 Hero Electric’s touchpoints across India.
The BOLT charging network will also be used by Hero Electric’s enterprise partners and EV customers. Hero Electric will also be integrating BOLT into its App and website. Hero Electric and BOLT, under the partnership, also plan to run a pilot programme where the duo will work on IoT tracking solutions for their vehicles.
Sohinder Gill, CEO, Hero Electric, said, “We are delighted to partner with BOLT as its charging network will offer affordable charging solutions further, encouraging the switch to electric vehicles. A robust charging network has aided the growth of EVs by curbing range anxiety among riders. This partnership will benefit the industry overall and allow e2W riders easy access to charging stations pan India.”
Jyotiranjan Harichandan, Co-founder, BOLT, said, “This collaboration will help to create a seamless charging experience for lakh of Hero Electric customers as they can use the existing Hero Electric app and website for discovery, booking and payment. With having a 'Charger on-demand,' range anxiety will be history as we move towards achieving our goal of installing over one million charging points over the next two years.”
Hero Electric claims to have sold over one lakh EVs in India in FY22. BOLT, on the other hand, claims to have installed over 10,000 charging stations in 100 Indian cities.