Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 8: Maruti Suzuki India Limited (Maruti Suzuki) today announced ‘One India, One EV’ Charging platform and in this regard signed collaboration agreements with 13 Charge Point Operators (CPOs) and aggregators.
Hisashi Takeuchi, Managing Director & CEO and Partho Banerjee, Senior Executive Officer, Marketing & Sales, from Maruti Suzuki India Limited and other senior dignitaries from CPOs were also present during the event.
Commenting on the occasion, Hisashi Takeuchi, said, “At Maruti Suzuki, we strive to extend a delightful ownership experience to our customers to build lasting trust. Today, we are taking a historic step, as we enter the domain of electric mobility with full readiness to address the EV charging concerns and boost customer confidence. We have established a robust network of over 2,000 Maruti Suzuki exclusive charging points across our sales and service network, spanning more than 1,100 cities. Our aim is to enable a network of over 1 lakh charging points across India by 2030, along with our dealer and CPO partners.”
Partho Banerjee said, “Today is the dawn of a new era for electric mobility in India. It gives me immense pleasure to say that Maruti Suzuki is EV ready and will be ‘By Your Side’ with our comprehensive new platform that addresses key concerns around EV charging infrastructure. Leveraging India’s largest dealer network and our charging partners’ network, we are ensuring there are EV charging points at an average distance of 5-10 kilometres at key locations in the top 100 cities of India. DC fast chargers are also located at regular intervals along key highways to enable nationwide driving freedom for our prospective EV customers. To further enhance peace of mind, we have deployed a 1.5 lakh-strong specially-trained EV workforce to cater to every need of our customers. We have also activated 1500+ EV-ready service workshops across 1100 cities for meeting after-sales requirements to support EV ownership in every part of the country.”
Building customer trust, the ‘e for me app’ will be accessible on Apple App Store® and Google Play™ Store, enabling prospective Maruti Suzuki EV customers to view the national network of EV charging points.
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