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Google partners with ElectricPe to bring EV charging stations to Google Maps in India

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Search giant Google has partnered with Indian startup ElectricPe toenhance the EV charging experience. This collaboration will allow Google Maps users across India to view the availability and status of charging points in real-time, enabling better journey planning and reducing range anxiety. This feature will be live on both Google Maps and Google Search and it will be expanded to other regions. EV charging aggregation platform ElectricPe has raised $8.29 million till to date from Blume Ventures and others. Co- founded in May 2021 by Avinash Sharma and Raghav Rohila, ElectricPe connects users to charging points across India. Using its app, users can scan the QR code and charge their vehicles, and complete the payment as well. The company had partnered with Hero Electric to set up charging points in apartments, commercial complexes and other establishments across India. The Bengaluru-based company claims that it operates over 25,000 public chargers in Bengaluru, making it the largest network in the city. According to market research, India is projected to have over 5 million public charging stations by 2030. Recently,Google announced that it slashed the pricing of Google Maps platform for developers in India by as much as 70% from August 1. The steep slash in pricing follows Aggarwal’s appeal to Indian startups to use local alternatives such as Ola Maps.