EVRE opens EV charger manufacturing unit in Hyderabad
, an
EV charging infrastructure company
, has inaugurated a new charger manufacturing unit at the Patancheru Industrial Development Area in Hyderabad. The facility will initially produce up to 5,000 EV chargers per month, with plans to double the monthly capacity to 10,000 units by 2026.
The plant will cater to EVRE's existing order book of 20,000 units and manufacture a range of chargers from 3.3 kW AC to 360 kW DC. The company aims to address the growing demand for EV infrastructure by supplying chargers for residential and commercial applications.
Local job creation
The facility is expected to create more than 50 local jobs and includes automated testing benches for PCBs, components and chargers. This setup will allow for faster product testing, reduced errors, and detailed reporting for each unit to meet production standards.
Krishna K Jasti
, Founder and CEO, EVRE, said, 'As one of the highest EV adopting markets in the world, India stands at the crossroads of requiring efficient chargers that not only offer optimum solutions, but are also of premium quality. At EVRE, we are targeting large residential complexes across India that have little to no access to
EV charging infrastructure
, bringing premium
EV charging
experience at the doorstep of every user so they do not need to depend on public chargers with significant downtimes."
"We also aim to establish India as an
EV charger manufacturing
powerhouse with our proprietary technology with up to 70 per cent localisation, also contributing towards the Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat initiatives,' he added.
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