MG Motor India ties up with Niti Aayog’s Shoonya campaign to support electric mobility ecosystem

New Delhi, November 6, 2023: Leading British automobile brand MG (Morris Garages) has announced its partnership with Shoonya- Zero Pollution Mobility campaign led by NITI Aayog, together with industry leaders from the electric mobility sector in India. This partnership aims to accelerate the adoption of EVs for asustainable future.

MG Motor India will engage with the Shoonya campaign to contribute and share its developments in the electric vehicle domain as part of this tie-up. In alignment with MG's goal to expand, enhance, and foster collaborations within the EV ecosystem, this alliance with Shoonya signifies a step toward achieving sustainable, pollution-free mobility in the country.

Shoonya, a campaign conceived through collective efforts with industry partners, aspires to achieve 100 per cent electrification within the urban commercial passenger and freight sectors in the near future. The campaign's approach unites a consortium of stakeholders encompassing original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), ride-hailing companies, charging infrastructure providers, e-commerce platforms, financiers, and fleet aggregators. Around 200 corporate partners support this consumer awareness campaign that works to ensure a radical and urgent shift towards sustainable mobility.

MG Motor India has taken this step towards establishing a robust EV ecosystem in India by introducing a 6-way charging solution to facilitate EV charging. Under its MG Charge initiative, the brand has installed a network of over 15,000 charging points (including home chargers) across India for EV users. The objective is to create a shared charging network on roads, highways, cities, apartments, condominiums, RWAs, and societies for ease of charging for EV owners. The MG’s EV endeavours are supported by various partners including Tata Power, Glida, and BPCL. The company’s MG Charge program is being run in partnership with Electreefi, Exicom, Echargebays, Ionage, Prestige, and many others, all of whom are collaborating to make the vision of an efficient and accessible EV ecosystem a reality.