Kia India, today inaugurated India’s fastest charger for passenger vehicles at its dealership in Gurgaon. With a capacity of 150 kWh, this DC fast charger is installed at Dhingra Kia, Gurgaon. This initiative is expected to provide access to charging solutions to all EV owners. Kia India will be setting up more charging stations this year, across its EV dealerships. Equipped with 150kWh power, this fast charger can provide 10-80% of charging in less than 42 minutes (may vary depending on the model). Customers can visit the Gurgaon dealership to access the charging by paying as per the usage.
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Official statement
Speaking on the occasion, Myung-sik Sohn, Chief Sales Officer, Kia India said, “We started with the ambition of making EV ownership aspirational and launched our global best EV – the Kia EV6 in India, earlier this year. To take things further, we’re now incredibly excited to inaugurate the first DC fast charger for passenger vehicles with 150 kWh charging capacity, playing our role in India’s EV growth story. At Kia India, it is our constant endeavor to provide a superior customer experience and we believe that such fast-charging solutions will take away issues of range anxiety & charging time that EV owners face. We have begun the journey of providing an unparalleled EV experience across all our EV dealerships in the country and here, we will be able to cater to the charging requirements of EVs from other OEMs as well. We shall be installing a total of 15 such chargers across 12 cities by August 2022, and are hopeful that such small steps will go a long way in fostering EV adoption in the country. “
Kia EV6: A quick recap
Kia recently launched the EV6 electric crossover at ₹60 lakh. The EV6 in India is offered with a sole 77.4 kWh battery pack. It is offered in the rear-wheel-drive guise wherein it produces 229hp and 350nm of torque. The all-wheel-drive variant makes 325hp and 605nm. The more powerful variant can achieve 0-100 km/h in 5.2 seconds and reach an electronically limited top speed of 192km/h. The EV6 gets two charging options- a 50kW that can charge from 10-80% in 73 minutes and a faster 350kW option that can charge from 10-80% in just 18 minutes. The EV6 gets a claimed range of 528km.