Bengaluru Electric Vehicles charging made easy with BESCOM EV Mithra

Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) has introduced a smartphone application EV Mithra using which users can easily locate the nearest Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations.

With increasing penetration of Electric vehicles in Bengaluru , the need for charging stations is a requirement for conveniently charging the vehicles during emergencies. EV Mithra app is a very handy utility to find a compatible charging stations around , pay a nominal charge and get the vehicles back to charge.

EV Mithra App features

• Search, Filter and Locate nearest EV Charging Stations compatible with their Electric Vehicle(s) 

• Reserve an EV Charging Slot
  

• Navigate to the selected EV Charging Station
  

• Authenticate with help of RFID or QR Code

• Start and Stop Charging through the App

• View Live Charging Status on the App

• Pay for the EV Charging Session through a Closed Wallet or an array of Payment Gateways (BillDesk)

• Get the Charging Invoice on the App

• Further the user can track the entire history of transactions /charging done till date through the app

• View Charging Station Reviews and actual Site Photographs

• Use the same system on the web through your desktop/laptop 

 

 

To use the app , users have to download the app from respective app store , install the app , create a login account by entering Name , Mobile number and a password. A one time password (OTP) is generated on registration to confirm the authenticity. Users can anytime change the password using the forgot password link.

Once registered , users can login using their mobile number and password. On login , using GPS list of nearby charging stations gets displayed on a map . On clicking on the station , complete details of the station i.e its location , type of charge point , Availability , Cost of charging per Kilo Watt Hour (KWH) , contact details , timings , reviews and photos of the station.

To book a quick charge , users have to top-up their wallet available in the app through linked accounts . Based on the duration selected with vehicle number details - Estimation consumption in KWH and estimated price is displayed. Invoices are generated within the app.

Users can customize the app by selecting options to display charging stations based on type such as Community , Public , Captive etc with filters for which their vehicles are compatible.  There are various options to filter based on popularity rating , tariff , connector types , location , vehicle types such as 2W , 3W , 4W , HMV etc.