Indian Oil sets up 1,000 EV charging stations

Indian Oil, the nation’s largest refiner and fossil fuel retailer, has set up 1,000 electric vehicle charging stations, the company said in a statement on Friday.

“With the successful deployment of over 1000 EV charging points, we have achieved the first of our many milestones towards enabling an EV revolution in the country,” said Mr. V Satish Kumar, Director (Marketing), Indian Oil.
The company is targeting to provide EV charging facilities at 10,000 fuel stations in the next three years. “This will give confidence to customers for an uninterrupted drive as well as to automobile manufacturers to enhance the production of electric vehicles," said Kumar.


Indian Oil now has EV charging points in more than 500 towns and cities including multiple state and national highways. The company is planning to have a base of 3000 plus charging stations to convert highways into e-highways across the country, over the next three years, as per the statement.

The company has collaborated with Tata Power, REIL, PGCIL, NTPC, Fortum, Hyundai, Tech Mahindra, BHEL, Ola for setting up EV chargers at its fuel stations.