Go electric one step at a time

As a result of a collaborative project between Indian Oil Corporation and Fortum India, two charging stations for electric vehicles began operating in the city on Saturday. Fortum India is expected to set up 50 of these stations in the city even though it starts 150 to 200 stations across India this year. The two stations are the first in India to be open to the public

While a charging station is located at Goldstrike Fuel and Services on Raj Bhavan Road, the other is located in the CCOO store (Owned Company and Company Operated Retail Outlet). Begumpet. Forty-eight more are expected to arrive at Indian Oil Corp. service stations, where no additional infrastructure is needed for the operation of the electrical stations.

The charging stations are explosion-proof, experts said at the inauguration Saturday.

Fortum India is a subsidiary of the Finnish company FortumOyj which provides electric charging services in the Nordic and Baltic countries as well as in Russia, Poland and India. Fortum charge-and-drive has a network of 2,000 smart chargers in Europe and looks forward to the Indian market, said company representatives.

E-transport solutions

Senior Secretary of Industries and Commerce Jayesh Ranjan told Hyderabad, where 200 electric vehicles are currently being used, we expect to have 1,000 more on the road this year. Of the 200 vehicles currently in use, some are private vehicles and others belong to the aggregator of Ola cabs. Uber, another cabin aggregator, is expected to distribute its share of electric vehicles soon, said Ranjan.

The National Telangana Road Transport Company (TSRTC) is also expected to make 40 electric buses soon, making Hyderabad a pioneer in electrical management. public transport, said Mr Ranjan. The subway of Hyderabad was also open to electric transport solutions, including electric two-wheelers and bicycles, he said.

The Telangana government would offer tax subsidies to electric charging station operators, including Fortum. city, said Mr. Ranjan. Nina Vaskunlahti, Finland's ambbadador to India who inaugurated the charging station, said Finland hopes to be able to fly the world's first electric plane soon and that it should connect New Delhi and Hyderabad.

Rahul Bharadwaj, executive director of Indian Oil, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, said that each power station would be able to charge two cars at a time. Sanjay Agarwal, managing director of Fortum India, said the DC chargers at power plants would be able to charge each car at full capacity in 60 to 70 minutes. "The charging time depends on the vehicle.A fully discharged battery can be charged 60 to 80% in half an hour," added Mr. Agarwal

Until August 15 this year, both stations Charging would provide free services.While Fortum India is badociated with Indian Oil Corporation under an exclusive partnership in Hyderabad, the company can seek other trading partners in the company. other cities of India.