Energy In Motion, HPCL to build EV charging and battery swapping hubs
Energy In Motion Limited (EIM) has entered into an agreement with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to establish and operate fast-charging and battery swapping infrastructure for heavy commercial vehicles at select HPCL retail outlets across India.
Under the agreement, EIM plans to establish swap-and-charge hubs along key freight corridors, including Mumbai–Pune, Delhi–Jaipur and Chennai–Bengaluru, over the next 18 to 24 months. The infrastructure will be deployed in phases, followed by progressive expansion across additional locations.
The stations will cater to electric commercial vehicles and will be integrated with EIM’s technology platform to provide real-time availability, digital payments and remote monitoring.
Rollout
EIM will own and manage the battery inventory and associated hardware, while HPCL will provide space, utilities and common amenities at its retail outlets.
HPCL has a network of more than 25,000 retail outlets across India, including locations along major highways and expressways. The partnership will use this existing network to develop charging and swapping infrastructure along freight routes.
Battery swapping will be available alongside conventional charging. Drivers of compatible commercial vehicles will be able to replace a depleted battery with a charged battery in approximately seven minutes, reducing the time that heavy commercial vehicles remain out of operation.
For fleet operators engaged in long-haul freight movement, the model is intended to reduce vehicle downtime and improve daily utilisation and earnings.
EIM network
EIM is developing an electric heavy commercial vehicle ecosystem that includes megawatt-scale charging and battery swapping stations across India. The company launched its first electric heavy vehicle, the Ashwa 55-ton e-tractor, on August 1, 2025.
EIM has commissioned six heavy-duty battery swapping stations in the Delhi-NCR region and the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) port area. Together, these facilities have a daily capacity of 840 battery swaps. The company is targeting 40 operational heavy commercial vehicle swap-cum-charging stations by the end of March 2027.
Commenting on the partnership, EIM Managing Director Narendra Murkumbi said the collaboration with HPCL enables the company to place charging and swapping infrastructure at existing driver stop locations with power, space, amenities and safety systems, facilitating the development of dependable hubs on key freight corridors at the required pace.
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