Bengaluru to get 100 battery-swapping stations for EVs by end of 2021
Giving electric vehicle (EV) owners a big relief from the dreaded ‘range anxiety’, the city will get 100 battery-swapping stations called ‘Swap Points’ by the end of 2021. To be rolled out by SUN Mobility, these stations will replace an EV’s dying batteries with fully charged ones in two to three minutes.
Four of these Swap Points are now available at Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) outlets in Indiranagar, Jayanagar, Koramangala and HSR Layout.
In a virtual event on Tuesday, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa announced the commercial launch of the network.
SUN Mobility has also announced its partnership with the city’s MetroRide, an eco-friendly shared mobility solution to solve first- and last-mile connectivity for metro rails. MetroRide’s fleet of Piaggio Ape E-City electric three-wheelers will make use of the Swap Points.
