Friday, 26 July 2024, Bengaluru, India
Tech giant Google partnered with an Indian Electric Vehicle startup to improve the EV charging experience. The company is collaborating with the EV firm to allow google Maps users to locate and find the availability of charging stations in real time. This will enable the EV riders to have a better journey experience by helping them find the status of charging points. The feature will be available in Google Search and Google Maps, it will be expanded to other parts.
ElectricPe provides an online platform with different EV-related services. The application offers affordable, clean, and smart electric mobility. The startup works closely with various charge point operators to help electric vehicle users find nearby charging stations easily. The company has raised around 8.29 million USD to date. The firm was founded by Raghav Rohila and Avinash Sharma in 2021. The application has a QR code that can be scanned for charging vehicles and complete the payment. The EV startup collaborated with Hero Electric to establish charging points in commercial complexes, apartments, and other areas across India. The company has secured a total funding amount of 8.29 million USD across 4 rounds since its inception.
The startup aims to revolutionize the EV charging ecosystem. The startup expanded its EV charging points with availability to different charger types making e-mobility charging more easily accessible. ElectricPe expanded its services in both online and offline EV marketplace through its application, website, and physical stores. The CEO of ElectricPe, Avinash Sharma mentioned that this collaboration is a significant milestone for the Indian EV sector. He mentioned that the mission of ElectricPe perfectly aligns with Google which is to make EV ownership easily accessible.
The Bengaluru startup claims to operate more than 25,000 public chargers across Bengaluru. The company raised around $5 million in its seed funding round led by Blume Ventures, NB Ventures, and Green Frontier Capital. The company reported its annual revenue of around Rs 67 lakh for FY23. The market research shows that by 2030 India will have over 5 million public charging stations. Google recently announced that it will reduce the pricing of the Google Map platform for Indian developers by 70 percent from 1st August. This announcement came after Aggarwal appealed to Indian startups to use local alternatives for Google Maps such as Ola Maps.
Conclusion:
Indian EV startup ElectrucPe partnered with the search engine giant Google. The collaboration aims to help Google Maps users easily locate and find nearby electric vehicle charging stations. ElectricPe provides an online platform with clean, affordable, and smart electric mobility options. The startup also offers an application with a QR code which needs to be scanned for the charging and payment process. This collaboration will change the Indian EV sector by providing a seamless user experience. The public charging stations in India are expected to reach 5 million in size in the next six years. ElectricPe claims to operate over 25,000 public chargers in Bengaluru, making it the largest network in the city.
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