Tata.EV as a CPO Partner
We look at the contribution made by Tata.EV to various CPOs in India
Welcome to the new year.
We look at how TataEV has supported the charging infrastructure across India, what their help really means and what has translated to the real world.
➞ Index
TataEV Partners in numbers - Zonal Coverage, Network Age, Meme
TataEV charger ratings - Average charger ratings, Comparison with CPOs, kW ratings, Charger OEMs, Non Working Chargers
TataEV Jodis - Is TataEV piggy-backing someone?
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Introduction
In December 2023, Tata announced partnerships with ChargeZone, Glida, Statiq and Zeon. The MoU mainly said that TataEV (then Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Ltd) would assist these CPOs with anonymised data. This would help CPOs plan their charging infrastructure based on anonymised travel data of TataEV customers. TataEV also shared insights on how customers charged, to further improve the charging user experience.
A notable signatory missing in the above was their group company, Tata Power.
Fourteen months later, in Feb 2025, TataEV signed another MoU with similar set of CPOs. Tata Power replaced Glida in this MoU. This MoU talked about how TataEV will help partner CPOs to setup charging infrastructure in India by putting money on the table. The CPOs would get branding fee and in exchange, they would offer discounts for TataEV customers. They also spoke a lot about the existing charging infrastructure. We broke down their numbers in our Feb 2025 article titled Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics.
The MoU talked about installing 120kW “Mega” chargers by the partner CPOs. For the uninitiated, “Mega” means 1000kW and not 120kW. Their highest rated branded charging station - not chargers - is 407kW. It is less than half of what a “Mega” “charger” is. I am surprised to see this blunder from the management and the branding team.
We look at how these branded stations have grown, what real changes did they bring about and some more insights. The information quoted in this article is based on our December 2025 data collection for the EV ecosystem. Let’s dive in.
TataEV Partners in numbers
TataEV has 195 co-branded chargers as of December 2025, which is spread across 101 charging stations and 373 connectors. TataEV has a target of 500+ chargers under this partnership. Achieving almost 40% of that in the first year is commendable.
The biggest beneficiary of TataEV chargers is ChargeZone, followed by Voltran and Statiq.
Around 50% of their infrastructure is focused on South India. The other half of their network is split across the West and North region, with a solitary charger in the Central region.
Voltran and Zeon are
