Charge+Zone Partners up with Snap-E to Set up EV Charging Infrastructure for Fleet Transportation

Charge+Zone, a technology-driven EV charging network firm has announced partnership with Snap-E, a leading provider of reliable and eco-friendly public transport service. Under the phased partnership, EV charging infrastructure will be established for Snap-E’s fleet transportation. Charge+Zone, a tech-driven EV Charging infrastructure firm that specialises in charging networks for electric buses, trucks and electric cars, aims to explore the installation, commissioning and maintenance of fleet transportation charging stations for Snap-E’s cabs in and around Kolkata through this partnership.

Various activities have been planned as part of the phased partnership, under which Charge+Zone is set to provide Snap-E with an extensive charging infrastructure for a fleet of 2000 E-cabs with 200 DC and 1000 AC charging stations. The fleet which will be well-equipped with the latest CMS system that assists fleet management and monitors, measures, and controls charger utilization and electricity consumption. In the upcoming phases, the partnership will focus on including activities that promote continual innovation and expansion in an effort to increase the reach and scope of operations.

Kartikey Hariyani, Founder and CEO, Charge+Zone stated, “Charge+Zone believes in the vision of clean mobility, a better environment and a greener planet and our partnership with Snap-E is a testament to this fact. These partnerships further enable us to expand our vision of EV accessibility to all. With this partnership, we not only aim to provide e-cab service providers and users access to a smart and efficient charging network across the country but also explore and pursue new opportunities of innovation and expansion that will help us to contribute towards the growth of the EV ecosystem in the years ahead.”

Speaking on the partnership, Mayank Bindal, Co-founder and CEO, Snap-E said, “Reacting to the market need of providing environment-friendly affordable cab service, we at Snap-E, plan to operate with a fleet of 2000 Electric Cabs and set up 400 DC and 2000 AC Charging Stations in and around Kolkata as part of the initial pilot phase of the project. The next phase however will be an addition of 3000 vehicles which will be backed with a proportionate number of charging stations. The Kolkata rollout will be followed by a phased launch across the other important cities of Eastern India as well. As a business strategy, Snap-E will focus on both corporate tie-ups as well as consumer commutes. In fact, we have already handheld several Indian corporates to switch to e-commute for the employees and we believe that everyone deserves the comfort of an executive class commute.”

The phased implementation of the project is ready for expansion to other important cities across India following the Kolkata rollout and will focus on both corporate tie-ups and consumer commutes. Additionally, Charge+Zone aims to target various environmental issues and promote e-mobility to empower all e-cab users and service providers across the country to seamlessly access the charging network. The firm has set itself a goal of building a network of one million EV charging points by 2030, and has created an active B2B and B2C network for EV charging stations for both fleet and retail customers. So far, it has established 3000+ fast DC charging points across more than 815 EV charging stations. These provide services to around 5000 EVs on a daily basis. The firm also recently completed the electrification of over 10,000 km of National Highways in India, by installing a network of 150+ unmanned, app-driven, superfast EV charging points along the major national highways.

Snape-E Cabs is a subsidiary of Steelman Telecom Limited headquartered in Kolkata. Last year in November, Vikram Solar and Snap-E Cabs entered into a UK-supported Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) Declaration.