India's electric mobility revolution

As time progresses, there is growing demand for an eco-friendly and sustainable transportation system. The Electric Vehicle (EV) industry is expected to experience significant growth, with the establishment of a suitable and well-matched charging infrastructure being a crucial pre-requisite for vevolving trends of EV adoption in India.

- Arjun D Pawar

India is undergoing different changes in the EV ecosystem to meet the increasing need to own a convenient, costeffective, and easy-to-maintain vehicle. A satisfactory and fitting charging infrastructure is one of the major prerequisites that characterise the EV adoption trends in India. These EVs can bear limited onboarding energy in the default battery packs.

Therefore, they must be charged at frequent intervals, ensuring the vehicles don’t face any interruptions before reaching their destination. The charging frequency depends on many things, including the type of battery, its size, and its capacity.

To make the operations of EVs easier, charging systems are quite crucial. Charging needs are different for every type of EV, i.e., two-wheeler EVs, three-wheeler vehicles, four-wheelers, and bigger and heavier vehicles like buses. It also depends on the usage and purpose of an EV, whether it is for passenger or commercial transportation.

The Ministry of Power in the Government of India has been powering the EV industry with the FAME1 and FAME2 schemes, primarily focusing on the charging infrastructure. This makes investors and experts interested in the changing charging infrastructure a positive sign of development. As the major OEMs are influencing the EV industry, it lays the foundation for the future of EV chargers, charging stations, and related facilities.

Future of the charging infrastructure in India