While electric vehicles promise many benefits, running out of battery charge in the middle of the road is one of the fears holding some folks back from switching. Two startups in India, however, are building a business around rescuing you out of precisely that kind of situation.
GoFuel, based in Chennai, India, has introduced its mobile charging services. It will charge dead batteries on the road or even replace them with fresh ones. For larger vehicles, GoFuel will send a van outfitted with energy storage to you anywhere you are and charge your car at a rate of up to 200 kW. Smaller vehicles like three-wheelers and two-wheelers can get a battery swap from GoFuel in minutes.
The startup is already active in Assam, Andhra Pradesh, and Punjab, using a franchising model. It has plans to expand all over India and even set up mobile charging and swapping stations that solar panels will power.
The second startup is Ez4EV, focused on battery storage and charger development. It is also launching on-demand mobile stations called EzUrja. They will function like ATMs, which users can locate quickly and plug into. The rapid chargers can fill a car battery to 80% in under 10 minutes and buses under 30 minutes. They will be internet-connected for remote management.
According to the CEO of Ez4EV, “Ez4EV Private Ltd is all set to launch its innovative mobile charging solution EzUrja (easy oorja) for electric vehicles in next three months to mitigate the range anxiety of EV owners and to instantly up the missing infrastructure for EV charging points in the country.
EV development prerequisite is the charging point availabilities. In our country where customer delight is on a door-step delivery basis, we complement the same by providing India’s first ‘Charging-on-Demand’ to ease the ride of an EV owner.”
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