Mahindra to deploy 250 fast chargers across India

To support its growing passenger EV portfolio and growing sales, Indian automaker Mahindra is developing a new ‘Charge_IN’ fast-charging network. The company plans to install 250 fast chargers and offer over 1,000 charging points across India by 2027.

Mahindra chargein hpc 180kw india — Image: Mahindra

Following a record-setting 2024, Mahindra is looking to expand its market by improving the availability of charging infrastructure in India. For this purpose, the company is setting up Charge_IN stations along major highway corridors, in close proximity to wayside amenities such as cafes and restaurants. Mahindra states that it plans to only use 180 kW dual-gun chargers at these sites, allowing customers to charge EVs from 20 to 80 per cent SoC as quickly as 20 minutes.

The strategic placement and fast-charging capability should enhance the appeal of Mahindra’s EVs among its core customers who often go on long road trips, bringing them closer to its ICE models in terms of practicality. The company is establishing Charge_IN as an open network and allows EVs from other brands to also access these fast chargers.

“Our aim is to make long-distance travel with an electric vehicle effortless and reliable like conventional driving, thereby building customer confidence and accelerating India’s transition to electric mobility,” said Nalinikanth Gollagunta, the CEO of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Automotive Division and the Executive Director of Mahindra Electric Automobile Ltd, the company’s passenger
EV subsidiary.

Mahindra has already opened the first two sites under the Charge_IN network, one in Hoskote (Karnataka) on the Bengaluru-Chennai highway (NH 75) in southern Indian and one in Murthal (Haryana) in the north. The latter is approximately just 50 kilometres from the national capital, Delhi. Both new charging stations feature two 180 kW dual-gun chargers, allowing customers to
charge up to four cars simultaneously.

The Indian automaker currently offers three passenger EVs: XUV400, BE 6, and XEV 9e. The XUV400 is a heavily modified version of the SsangYong Tivoli and is not engineered to take maximum advantage of the Charge_IN network. The specifications of the much newer BE 6 and XEV 9e, which the company developed from the ground up on a skateboard platform, perfectly align with these fast chargers. Soon, it will introduce its fourth EV, the XEV 9S, with the same capability.

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