India's first electric Charging station launched

Nagpur Nov 20: In a Move to promote electrical vehicles
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has collaborated with app-based taxi aggregator Ola and launched India's first electric charging station at a petrol/diesel stations in Nagpur.

Ioc has said that "this is a big leap towards contributing to the vision of Green India.Electric vehicles have the ability to solve some of the key issues we are currently facing with respect to vehicular pollution and air quality and as a large-scale mobility platform, Ola can bring about a catalytic change".

The electric charging facility was inaugurated at Indian Oil's Company-Owned (COCO) fuel station at RBI Square, Nagpur.

Earlier Nagpur was the first city to introduce electric public transportation model in the country and currently 200 electric vehicles, including taxis, buses, e-rickshaw, and autos are running in the city.

The company has said that more electric charging stations would be launched based on the demand.