ChargeZone, India’s largest EV charging network with over 15,000 charging points, and Fresh Bus, a leading all-electric inter-city bus service, announced an expansion of their existing partnership, under which Fresh Bus will deploy an additional 400 all-electric buses on ChargeZone’s charging network.
Under the expanded partnership, the Fresh Bus fleet supported by ChargeZone infrastructure will increase from 100 to 500 buses. The expanded operations will connect 20 cities and cover 17 additional towns across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana over the next 15 months.
To power this expanded fleet, ChargeZone will deploy 30 MW of new charging capacity alongside its existing 10 MW of dedicated infrastructure for the Fresh Bus network, bringing total deployed capacity to 40 MW. This expansion will also contribute to ChargeZone’s broader plan to add 200 MW of charging capacity across its national network.
At full scale, the partnership is estimated to deliver 100 million units of energy annually, support more than 20,000 passenger journeys per day, and reduce approximately 9,000 to 10,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions per year.
Kartikey Hariyani, Founder & CEO of ChargeZone, said: “India’s EV transition will not be driven by personal vehicles alone. Commercial mobility, particularly intercity public transport, can play a critical role in taking electrification to scale because these vehicles operate frequently, travel longer distances and depend on predictable infrastructure. Our partnership with Fresh Bus has shown that when charging capacity, uptime and energy availability are built around the needs of fleet operations, operators can scale electric mobility with greater confidence. This expansion is about taking that proven model to more routes and demonstrating how charging infrastructure can enable intercity public transport to electrify at scale.
Mr. Sudhakar Reddy, Founder of Fresh Bus, said: “When we started Fresh Bus, the biggest question wasn’t whether passengers would choose electric intercity travel, it was whether the charging infrastructure could keep pace with a growing fleet running every day, across every corridor. Our partnership with ChargeZone has answered that question. The reliability of their network is what has allowed us to move from proving the model to scaling it with confidence. Expanding to 500 buses and 40 MW of dedicated charging capacity is not just a fleet decision, it’s a statement that electric intercity travel can be dependable, affordable, and ready for the passengers. This is what public electric mobility in India should look like: comfortable for the commuter, sustainable for the planet, and built to scale.”
