Indian Oil Corp and Ola Launch India’s First Electric Charging Station in Nagpur - JPKee.com

New Delhi, November 20: In a big leap towards contributing to the vision of ‘Green India’, state-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on Sunday launched India’s first electric vehicle charging station at a petrol pump in Nagpur.  IOC, in collaboration with Ola, launched the country’s first electric charging station at one of its petrol-diesel stations in Nagpur, a company statement said.

Nagpur, being the first city to introduce Electric Public Transportation Model in India, has added one more feather to its cap by adding the first electric charging station at IOC’s petrol pump in Nagpur. With this, Nagpur is the first city to introduce electric public transportation model in the country when it introduced 200 electric vehicles, including taxis, buses, e-rickshaw and autos in May. The statement said, “As India’s leading oil refiner and marketer, IOC considers promoting ecological sustainability as part of its core business. Thus, this partnership with Ola is the right step forward as we re-imagine how India will commute in coming years.”

The electric charging facility was inaugurated at Indian Oil’s Company-Owned, Company-Operated (COCO) fuel station at RBI Square, Nagpur, in the presence of senior officials, dealers and customers. “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 company statement added.

Murali Srinivasan Indian Oil’s Executive Director, Maharashtra said as India’s leading oil refiner and marketer, Indian Oil considers promoting ecological sustainability as part of its core business. “This partnership with Ola is the right step forward as we re-imagine how India will commute in the coming years”, he added.

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Author - Vikash Kumar