India's Evolving Charging Infrastructure: Trends And Insights

1. INTRODUCTION

As the world increasingly struggles from a global climate change crisis, the push towards adoption of sustainable modes of transportation, especially the electric vehicles ("EV"), over traditional modes of transportation, has been a significant driver in the global fight against climate change. In the Indian context, the adoption of EVs has witnessed remarkable momentum, strengthened by the government's ambitious plans to achieve a substantial transition to EVs.

The successful switch from internal combustion engine vehicles to EVs relies heavily on the development of a robust and accessible EV charging infrastructure and network in India. As per Government of India ("GoI") data, currently there exist only about 6500 public charging stations¹ ("PCS") to cater to over 2.8 million EVs in the country.² Thus, one can argue that infrastructure development to support the growing number of EVs may be on a different trajectory.