Hero Electric partners with BOLT to set up 50,000 EV charging stations in the country within one year. This partnership will install BOLT chargers at around 750 touchpoints of Hero Electric in India. Nearly 2,000 Hero Electric users will get free of cost BOLT charging units at their homes.
EV customers as well as Hero Electric’s users can use these chargers to charge the electric vehicles. Hero Electric application and website will also be integrated with BOLT and users can locate charging stations, book a slot, and make payments.
Hero Electric CEO Sohinder Gill said, “Our mission is to enable carbon-free mobility and fasten EV adoption in the country by building a strong charging ecosystem and reskilling mechanics to offer an enhanced EV riding experience. We are positive that this collaboration will broaden our efforts to reach the set objective.”
“The partnership will benefit the industry overall and allow electric two-wheeler riders easy access to charging stations pan India. This collaboration will help to create a seamless charging experience for lakhs of Hero Electric customers as they can use the existing Hero Electric app and website for discovery, booking and payment.” he added.
“With having a “Charger on-demand”, range anxiety will be history as we move towards achieving our goal of installing over 1 million charging points over the next 2 years,” BOLT Co-founder Jyotiranjan Harichandan stated.
BOLT is India’s largest Electric Vehicle (EV) charging network. BOLT’s charging points are connecting a diverse range of our EV users in 65 different cities across the nation, allowing them to locate the nearest charging points using the BOLT app.
Hero Electric is a pioneer and market leader in the Indian Electric Two-Wheeler industry. Hero Electric’s endeavour to make the country greener with ‘Zero Pollution’ transportation through its wide range of Electric Vehicles, is supported by our Mission of “No Emission”.
