Hyundai Motor on Wednesday showcased its Kona electric Sports Utility Vehicle here, with the Korean car major saying work is on to set up fast charging facilities in select fuel stations in association with Indian Oil.
Hyundai Motor India Limited MD and CEO S S Kim said it was a moment of pride that “Kona Electric, India’s first fully electric SUV will be made in Tamil Nadu from our state-of-the -art manufacturing plant in Chennai.”
For providing fast charging facility, Hyundai was working with Indian Oil Corporation to develop infrastructure at select fuel stations in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai, he said.
“HMIL will invest on the equipment and installation of these Fast Chargers (CCS Type Single Port). These chargers can charge 80 per cent of the battery capacity in less than an hour.”
