Japanese electronics company Panasonic is planning to set up one lakh charging stations and telematic solutions across top 25 Indian cities by 2024 to power over a million vehicles.
The company, a key partner (battery cell supplier) of American electric vehicles maker Tesla, is planning to set up mini charging facilities at parking areas, malls, petrol pumps, and specially developed zones across cities such as Delhi, Pune, Bengaluru, Chennai, Amravati, Hyderabad, Gurugram, Noida and Ghaziabad.
Through the network, Panasonic aims to reach individual electric vehicle users, fleet owners, e-commerce and logistics companies to manage their transports more efficiently. Most of the expansion will be through the franchisee model, while Panasonic will control the core network and technologies.