Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) has launched electric vehicle fast charging stations across its 110 fuel stations along 15 highways in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
The company has launched 3 corridors with 19 fuel stations in Kerala, 6 Corridors with 33 fuel stations in Karnataka and 10 corridors with 58 fuel stations in Tamil Nadu. In fact, it has ambitious plans to invest around Rs 800 crore to set-up 7,000 EV charging stations across the country, in the next 2 years.
Till date, BPCL has converted 21 Highways into electric corridors and going forward, by March 2023, 200 highways will be covered with electric vehicle fast chargers to support and accelerate the EV growth in the country.