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FUTURE MOBILITY

EV Chargers
Designed & Made in India,

& Made for India

Being in the business of providing clean energy solutions is not an
easy task in India. However, Magenta Power is working on identifying
India-specific challenges and providing solutions, especially for EV
charging and battery swapping.

t took one year for Magenta Petroleum Corporation Ltd which
Power to understand the has come in as a financial investor.
Indian market and the EV
charging requirement through Battery Swapping
Ithe various market surveys Solutions
across the states. The company Although Magenta Power has
finally decided to launch its services a solution for battery swapping,
in 2018. according to Lewis, the company
When Magenta Power commenced is undertaking pilot projects in this
its EV charging operation in India, no direction. However, he believes that
one thought the kind of disruption it battery swapping is suitable for a
would bring to the fore. Known for specific use case, which is e-3W
many firsts, the company set up India’s and some 2 wheelers, especially
first solar-based EV charging station Strategic Alliances for commercial use, and not for
in June last year followed by India’s Speaking to Trafficinfratech, personal use.
first EV highway (Mumbai-Pune EV company’s Managing Director, Tech-Talk
Highway) and a “Charge Grid” App Maxson Lewis said, “So far in this
which allows a user to find out the journey, we have solved a lot of Maxson claims that all the AC
location of EV chargers, providing an puzzles, worked out partnerships chargers manufactured by the
interface for payment gateway. The with OEMs, malls, Corporations and company are designed in India,
company also provided the first EV some Fortune 500 companies as we manufactured in India and made
charging station for Mahindra e-trio are targeting to set up at least 500 for India. Considering the climate
in Bangalore. Early this year, Magenta conditions like heat, humidity,
set up a solar-powered EV charging EV charging points across India by harmonics, power fluctuations,
station in a co-operative society the end of this fiscal. At present, etc. which result in the failure of
in Navi Mumbai and very recently the company has a strategic alliance imported chargers in India, 100% of
launched the hardware side of its with Siemens for bus chargers. We its components are made in India.
chargers, “Charge Grid Pro”. Another are focusing on hardware, soft ware The company manufactures
step forward is the setting up of a and charging network, and are “smart” chargers. There is no
solar-powered EV charging station in catering to individuals, fleet owners switch for the chargers, instead
a co-operative society in Navi Mumbai and Utility companies.” their controlling & working is done
and five charging stations in malls in Another strategic alliance of through a mobile app. It provides
Chandigarh. the company is with Hindustan a lot of information along with

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