MG Motor Strengthens commitment to India
Initiating the next phase of EV revolution in India, MG Motor India has today, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power utility. As part of the association,
Tata Power will deploy 50KW DC Superfast chargers at select MG dealership locations and offer end-to-end EV charging solutions to MG dealerships spread across India.
This will be carried out under a Memorandum of Understanding, announced on 8 June 2020, by MG Motor India with Tata Power
“With a partner like Tata Power, a renowned major in the field of power, we are confident that we will create a distinct synergy together,” said Rajeev Chaba, President & MD, MG Motor India.
“Further strengthening our commitment to India, we aim to provide our customers with a robust charging ecosystem to promote the adoption of cleaner and greener mobility solutions,” he said.
Through this association, MG Motor aims to lay a specific focus on the key target cities they will be foraying into as a part of their future EV expansion plans. These superfast 50KW DC chargers will be accessible by both MG ZS EV customers as well as other EV owners whose automobiles are compatible with the CCS/CHAdeMO charging standards.
Tata Power Company Limited COE and MD Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD, said, “We are delighted to associate with MG Motor India as an end-to-end EV charging partner as also working on the second life of battery usage in future.
“As India’s leading integrated player in the EV charging space, we aim to provide customers a seamless charging experience. We are confident that this partnership with MG Motor will further boost our country’s ability to adapt the electrified range of vehicles that MG Motor has to offer.”
MG Motor India already has a total of 10 SuperFast 50 kW charging stations across its dealerships in five cities – New Delhi- NCR, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Hyderabad – and is expanding them to more cities.
Tata Power, on the other hand, has established an elaborate EV Charging ecosystem with 180+ Charging points in 19 different cities under the EZ Charge brand along with a digital platform to facilitate easy & smooth customer experience.
The MG-Tata Power partnership will involve core values and operating models in line with their existing customer-centric approach including exploring the possibility of 2nd life management of EV batteries. fiinews.com
