Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) announced the inauguration of its first 180kW DC public electric vehicle (EV) fast charging station with 150kW and 30kW connectors in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. As part of HMIL’s commitment to the state of Tamil Nadu, this is the only public EV fast charging station currently installed in Chennai and marks the first of HMIL’s target of setting up a total of 100 public EV fast charging stations on major highways and cities across Tamil Nadu.
Commenting on the installation of Chennai’s first fast charging station, Je Wang Liu, Executive Director, Corporate Planning, HMIL said, “HMIL is committed to providing the best possible service to our customers.CEO, Hyundai Motor India Limited said, “Tamil Nadu is Hyundai Motor India Limited’s home state and the company has been committed to the state since its inception. As we celebrate HMIL’s 28th anniversary in India, we are happy to launch our first ever 180kW public fast charging station in Chennai. In line with Hyundai’s vision of ‘Progressing Humanity’, we aim to enhance convenience for all EV users and our charging stations will be accessible to all four-wheeler EV users. HMIL plans to set up 100 charging stations across Tamil Nadu to strengthen the EV ecosystem and encourage more customers to adopt EVs across the state.”
All EV customers can benefit from fast charging experience with HMIL’s public 180kW DC fast charging stations. EV owners can access the charging facilities with HMIL’s proprietary charger management system on the myHyundai app for easy location search, navigation, pre-booking, digital payments and remote charging status monitoring of charging slots. In addition to fast public charging stations, for customer convenience, 170+ charging points currently available in Tamil Nadu have been mapped under the ‘EV Charging’ section on the myHyundai app. The app can be accessed free of cost for all Hyundai EV users and non-Hyundai EV users.
The charging stations have been strategically located in central Chennai and are located at Spencer Plaza Mall, Anna Salai, Thousand Lights, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The charging stations have been installed close to customer amenities such as coffee shops, restaurants and shopping destinations, further enhancing customer satisfaction when charging their electric vehicles.
About Hyundai Motor India Limited
Hyundai Motor India Limited (“HMIL”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company (“HMC”). In line with Hyundai Motor Company’s global brand vision of “Advancing Humanity”, the company embraces sustainable and environment-friendly manufacturing practices and provides mobility solutions with industry-leading technology.
HMIL has a network of 1,366 sales outlets and 1,551 service points across India as on April 30, 2024. Our model lineup comprises vehicles across various customer segments such as Grand i10 NIOS, i20, i20 N Line, AURA, EXTER, VENUE, VENUE N Line, VERNA, CRETA, CRETA N Line, ALCAZAR, TUCSON and the all-electric SUV IONIQ 5. HMIL’s manufacturing plant near Chennai is optimized to manufacture the entire range of our vehicles. HMIL exports to countries like Middle East, Africa, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka and forms an important part of HMC’s global export hub.
