Yuma Energy has announced a strategic partnership with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), which greatly enhances the battery swapping infrastructure across India. This cooperation is a major milestone in furthering the country’s electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem.
Under the partnership, Uma will deploy battery swapping stations on the huge network of HPCL of over 24,000 retail outlets, with focus on high -mang areas in Energy Energy Metro cities and Tier -2 cities. The initiative aims to support a wide range of EV users, including e-rickshaw driver, gig-economy delivery personnel, commercial operators and daily travelers.
Battery swapping stations will be powered by smart, AI-operated systems that respond to real-time demand and user needs, ensuring easy and quick access to a fully charged battery. This model addresses a important challenge in India’s EV adoption-for two and three-wheelers, especially rapidly growing infrastructure.
A joint venture between Shared Mobility firm Yulu and Global Auto Tech supplier Magna operates as Yuma Energy, Battery-A-Sarvis (BAAS) provider. It has already completed over 35 million battery swaps and manages a network of more than 2,000 stations in 17 cities.
HPCL is expanding its retail footprint to include integrated energy solutions, one of the major petroleum retailers of India and India’s leading petroleum retailers. The partnership offers a powerful platform for Uma Energy to a powerful platform for rapid national expansion, shows HPCL’s shift to the shift towards the energy option.
Battery swapping technology enables EV users to change the battery fully charged in minutes – reducing downtime, eliminating range anxiety and enhancing operational efficiency for commercial fleet. With this collaboration, both companies aim to intensify India’s infection in permanent mobility.