British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has had an EV (Electric Vehicle) and a couple of PHEVs in its portfolio for a while now. But none of them has ever stepped on Indian soil. Not officially, at least! That will change in the second half of this year with the introduction of the I-Pace. The company will not stop there as it plans to launch its PHEVs in India as well.

You have to agree that’s a positive development. But what about the charging infrastructure? For that, JLR has entered into a partnership with a company under the Tata Group – Tata Power. It will provide end-to-end charging solutions for JLR EVs and PHEVs, across the entire retail network. Presently, JLR India has 27 authorised dealerships spread over 24 cities. The agreement also aligns the Tata Power to provide charging solutions to JLR customers at their residence and office.

What type of chargers? The range will include both AC- and DC-supplying units, from 7kW to 50kW. Apart from installing and managing the EV chargers across the country, Tata Power will also provide after-sales support. For the record, and it is rather easy to guess as well, Tata Power also provides all those services to Tata Motors for the Nexon and the Tigor EV.

JLR’s range of electrified vehicles has been on sale in markets like Europe, China and America for a while. Their entry into a country like India, where the EV scene is still in an extremely nascent stage, will make for an interesting case study, for both the carmaker and car buffs like us. And it’s not just the British brand that is eager to enter the luxury EV space in India. Competitors such as Mercedes-Benz, with the EQC, and Audi, with the e-tron, have similar targets.

As mentioned above, JLR plans to introduce PHEVs as well. That category currently includes variants of the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport. In the triple-threat match, I-Pace vs e-tron vs EQC, which EV do you think will come on top?