Tata Autocomp delivers 64 200kW DC fast chargers for e-buses in Mumbai, Ahmedabad

Pune / USA – Tata AutoComp Systems Ltd¹ of Pune, a division of Mumbai’s Tata Group, which offers a wide range of components and services to the automotive and commercial vehicle industries, and US-based DC charging infrastructure company, Tellus Power Green of Irvine, California, USA has executed a supply order for 64 No’ 200kW DC fast chargers to Tata Power. They will be used at charging stations being set up to charge electric buses supplied by Tata Motors to BEST for operation in Mumbai as well as GSRTC in Ahmedabad.

Tata AutoComp Systems Ltd and Tellus Power Green of Irvine, California, USA signed  a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in last year to supply AC and DC fast chargers / charging stations in India. (Covered in TBB India May 2020 edition)

Arvind Goel, MD and CEO, Tata AutoComp, “Tata AutoComp, as part of TATA Group Vision, is going all out to support the introduction of all categories of EVs ranging from two- and three-wheelers, passenger cars as well as commercial vehicles.  Tata AutoComp has already collaborated with leading global companies to supply battery packs and drive lines to various OEMs and start-ups for their vehicles which already introduced or are under development. Various business units of Tata AutoComp are providing innovative solutions for EVs such as: battery pack and BMS, motor controller and integrated drivetrain, battery thermal management systems, electric AC compressors, cooling modules, bus HVAC systems as well as well as many other innovative components used in EVs. The Plastic and Composite divisions of Tata AutoComp have developed many innovative parts which go into production of these EV systems for light weighting and metal substitution. All the products are meeting the localisation requirement as required as under FAME II.”

¹Tata AutoComp Systems Ltd is a large parts supplier and is a division within the Tata Group. It has seven global joint ventures and its product range includes interior and exterior plastics, dash boards, trims, mirrors, seats, cooling, exhaust treatment systems, HVAC, suspension systems, sheet metal work, batteries, exhaust and emission control systems for passenger and commercial vehicles as well as seating systems and suspensions for heavy commercial vehicles. Services include supply chain management and engineering product support.

²Tellus Power Green is an EV infrastructure manufacturing company with a range of products and services. The company has developed deep expertise in the EV infrastructure market, backed by industry proven best practices in electronics manufacturing. Apart from US, Tellus has global sales, manufacturing, and service centres in India, China, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Middle East and says it has delivered several thousand AC and DC fast charging stations worldwide. Currently they have manufacturing plant at USA, China and India.