Sonipat-based E-Fill Electric Inks MoU with Germany-based Chargebyte To Develop DC Fast Chargers for Buses

Sonipat-based E-Fill Electric, an EV tech start-up, inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a Germany-based charging technology solution provider Chargebyte for product development and business expansion. Mayank Jain, Founder & CEO, E-Fill Electric Charging Solutions, and Thomas Wagner, CEO, Chargebyte GmBH, signed the MoU on Sept 8, 2022.

The two companies will engage in R&D and aim to develop a smart and compact DC fast charger for Electric Buses. They will also work closely on onboard chargers for 4W passenger EVs. “We are delighted to forge a partnership with Chargebyte, a renowned charging technology firm. We are particularly excited to develop smart and compact DC fast Chargers for the buses, and who could be a better partner for a CCS2 Charger (European Protocol) than a tech company from Europe itself,” said Mayank Jain.

Speaking about the MoU,Thomas Wagner, CEO of Chargebyte GmBH said, “Chargebyte provides smart charge controllers to push e-mobility worldwide. We are happy to engage with e-fill now in order to enforce this plan in India and even further.”

E-Fill Electric is an electric car charging stations manufacturers in India. The expert team of the company has more than 10 years of experience from major Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) like Mahindra Electric, Bajaj, Yamaha etc. The company's product portfolio includes EV Chargers (Slow/ moderate/ Fast), Cloud-based CMS, E-Fill Mobile Application and Electric Three Wheelers (E- Rikshaw -Passenger/ Loader and L5 Autos).

The company manufactures electric 3 Wheelers and EV charging stations in India. E-Fill Electric envisions developing an EV Eco-system and becoming the preferred solution provider by 2025. The mission of E-Fill is to accelerate mobility towards a cleaner future. The prime focus is on product innovation and customer satisfaction. The company aims to enable a tech-driven transition to electric mobility in the country. Working towards a greener future with electric vehicles, E-Fill was founded in the year 2019, and its headquarter is located in Sonipat, Haryana.

Soon Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Bus To Run on Delhi-Jaipur Highway Route

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In order to boost green mobility, India's largest power company National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) is planning to start a premium hydrogen fuel bus service on Delhi to Jaipur route. The plan for the upcoming bus service was announced by Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways along with R. K. Singh, the Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, during the "Go Electric" campaign to spread awareness on the benefits of e-mobility and EV Charging Infrastructure as well as electric cooking in India.

#GoElectric campaign inaugurated by Shri @nitin_gadkari in presence of Shri @OfficeOfRKSingh today.
Ministers, Secretary Power, CMD NTPC, Director Finance NTPC, CEO NVVN attended the inauguration and visited the NTPC stall and #ElectricBus displayed by NVVN.#EVs pic.twitter.com/p7AM8uVfNk

— NTPC Limited (@ntpclimited) February 19, 2021

Currently, a study for the bus service is underway to test the viability of fuel cell buses for the intercity commute, and no timeline for the bus to start plying the roads has been announced yet. Even though, similar bus services were tested in metro cities like Mumbai earlier, this bus service will be the first of its kind in India to be used for intercity commute.

Power minister RK Singh announced --

We are planning to start premium hydrogen fuel bus service from Delhi to Jaipur and gradually we will also try experimenting running electric bus on the same route.

 

At the same event, the announcement of an all-new electric tractor was made by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. “I will be launching an electric tractor in the next 15 days,” Gadkari said.

The government at the centre is also trying to procure 40,000 battery-powered buses in Maharashtra for an intracity commute. This comes at a time when the government is trying to make a gradual shift towards alternative fuels in a bid to reduce its dependence on the import of crude oil as prices of petrol and diesel skyrocket in the country.

In October last year, DST launched report on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells research across India.