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The State of EV Charging in India

An operator’s orientation to the market, the policy and the hardware

18 pagesPDFUpdated 1 July 2026

What you get

Takeaways

  • Which vehicle segments are driving charging demand, and why the two- and three-wheeler segment is under-served
  • How state EV policies differ on the points that affect operator economics
  • The connector standards that matter in India and the ones that do not
  • How the demand-charge treatment in your state changes site viability

Contents

  1. 01

    Where the electrification actually is

    Segment by segment — two- and three-wheelers, cars, buses, commercial vehicles — and what each implies for charging hardware.

  2. 02

    The policy landscape

    Central guidelines for public charging, state EV policies, and the subsidy and reporting obligations that come with them.

  3. 03

    Electricity tariffs and demand charges

    How EV tariff categories work, what the concessions cover, and why demand-charge treatment is the largest policy lever on your economics.

  4. 04

    Standards and connectors

    CCS2, Type 2, Bharat AC-001 and DC-001, LEV AC — and how to avoid specifying for the wrong traffic.

  5. 05

    Where the market goes next

    Roaming, plug-and-charge, grid services and what operators should be building toward rather than around.

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