State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has announced launch of nation’s first electric vehicle charging station at a petrol pump in Nagpur.

IOC, in collaboration with Ola, hasa launched the country’s first electric charging station at one of its petrol-diesel stations in Nagpur, a company statement said.

Nagpur, being the first city to introduce Electric Public Transportation Model in India, has added one more feather to its cap by adding the first electric charging station at IOC’s petrol pump in Nagpur.

The statement said: “As India’s leading oil refiner and marketer, IOC considers promoting ecological sustainability as part of its core business. Thus, this partnership with Ola is the right step forward as we re-imagine how India will commute in coming years.”

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