In 2014-15, electric vehicles (EVs) were little more than a statistical curiosity in India. Just 0.01% of all registered vehicles that year were electric. A decade later, the picture has shifted dramatically. In 2024-25, EVs accounted for 7.31% of new registrations, a surge that has caught policymakers, automakers and infrastructure companies scrambling to catch up. The electric revolution is no longer a distant promise, but unfolding in real time on India’s roads. But a fundamental question looms—where will all these vehicles charge?

The half truth

India’s charging landscape is expanding rapidly, at least on paper. According to Redseer’s ‘Powering India’s EV Future’ report, the country has grown from just 1,800 public chargers in FY22 to more than 30,000 by August 2025. Growth has d

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