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Ather Energy on Thursday said that it has installed 5,000 public fast chargers equipped with the Light Electric Combined Charging System (LECCS) connector across India.
The company has also expanded its LECCS-based charging infrastructure outside India, with over 30 fast chargers now operational in Nepal and Sri Lanka. The LECCS standard has been adopted by multiple OEMs and charge point operators, including Hero Vida, Matter, Bolt, Kazam and EVamp, improving interoperability across the two-wheeler EV charging ecosystem.
The LECCS-enabled network spans over 395 cities and includes more than 3,675 fast chargers operated directly by Ather Energy, along with over 1,400 chargers provided through partner networks.
Widespread infrastructure
According to the company’s statement, chargers are located across major metropolitan areas, tier II and tier III cities, as well as along key intercity routes.According to Ather, cities such as Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai each have more than 100 LECCS-enabled public fast chargers, with Bengaluru alone accounting for over 240 units. States with the highest charger density include Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Gujarat. Several non-metro cities such as Nashik, Malappuram and Indore have over 45 chargers, while Kozhikode and Coimbatore each host more than 65 units.Ravneet Singh Phokela, Chief Business Officer, Ather Energy, said charging infrastructure remains a key enabler for electric vehicle adoption, adding that the company has increasingly focused on highway and intercity charging corridors to support longer-distance travel.
Ather said it developed the LECCS connector specifically for electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers and opened its intellectual property in 2021 to encourage interoperability.
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