Objective of the Webinar:
The objective of this webinar was to examine how ready India’s EV charging ecosystem is to scale, not just in terms of technology, but also from the lenses of manufacturing capacity, deployment realities, utilisation, grid integration, standards, and commercial viability.
By bringing together perspectives from charger manufacturing, charging network operations, and public-sector program implementation, the session aimed to identify what is working, what is slowing scale-up, and what needs to change over the next five years to build a reliable, interoperable, and financially sustainable EV charging infrastructure in India.
Topics Covered in the webinar:
- How prepared India’s charger OEM ecosystem is to support the shift toward larger batteries, fast and ultra-fast charging, and higher-voltage vehicles
- How the mix of AC vs DC chargers is evolving across homes, public locations, highways, and fleets
- Whether charger technology specifications are a bottleneck, or if challenges lie more in execution and site readiness
- Why charging utilisation remains low in many locations, and what drives higher usage in select city and fleet locations
- How green corridors and demand aggregation across cars, buses, trucks, and fleets can improve charger utilisation
- What business model innovations (CapEx vs asset-light / PPP) can make public charging more viable
- Why security, amenities, and site quality play a critical role in where users choose to charge
- How grid connections, demand charges, and power availability affect CPO economics
- Where standards, interoperability, and communication protocols still need improvement to enhance user experience
- How charger OEMs manage manufacturing risk and ROI amid uncertain utilisation using modular and flexible designs
- What kind of policy support and subsidies are currently available—and how they influence adoption and pricing
Key Insights:
- India’s EV charging technology and manufacturing capability is largely ready, including support for high-power and ultra-fast chargers
- The real challenge in scaling lies less in hardware and more in utilisation, site readiness, grid access, and business models
- High-capacity chargers (120 kW and above) are becoming essential as users expect shorter charging times, especially on highways
- Public charging is increasingly standardising around CCS2, with different power levels aligned to vehicle segments
- Utilisation is improving in cities but remains uneven, especially on highways, due to demand–infrastructure timing gaps
- Green corridors that enable round-the-clock use by different vehicle types can significantly improve charger economics
- Moving from standalone chargers to secure, amenity-led charging hubs improves user confidence, reduces vandalism, and boosts usage
- Asset-light and PPP models, leveraging government land and shared infrastructure, offer a more sustainable path for public charging
- Charger OEMs are using modular designs and phased manufacturing to stay flexible while preparing for demand growth
- Successful scale-up will require close coordination between OEMs, CPOs, utilities, policymakers, and investors, rather than siloed efforts