India’s largest public vehicle charging station

EV charging solutions provider Magenta has inaugurated the country’s largest public EV charging station in Navi Mumbai. The facility includes 17 AC chargers ranging from 3.5-7.5 kW. It also includes a DC charging station that supports 15-50 kW charging. EV owners will be able to track a vehicle’s battery status through Magenta’s ChargeGrid App during overnight charging. Subhash Desai, Minister of Industries and Mining, Maharashtra, said, “Under our draft EV Policy 2021, we aim to bring at least 1,46,000 new Battery-operated Electric Vehicles (BEVs) on state roads by 2025, estimated to comprise about 10 per cent of all new vehicle registrations by that time.” “We support our very own local start-ups like Magenta to drive the adoption of EVs in the state and in the country and soon globally,” he added. The newly set up charging station is also in line with the centre’s plan to set up 4,00,000 charging stations to cater to two million EVs expected to be on road by 2026. The charging station to BEVs ratio is at 1800 to 16200 including the fleet vehicles.