EV Charging Setup

The adoption and usage of Electric Vehicles (EVs) is very quickly on the rise. In a Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV), the motor and the car itself is powered by a battery, which requires regular charging.

EV-Charger

ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND CHARGING

First and foremost, the Indian government has made it clear that any individual is free (de-licenced) to set up an electric charging station throughout the country, provided the station meets the standards of the power ministry. So, if you are planning to set up your own EV charging station, you just have to follow the minimum infra requirements and find the right vendor and the right location.

There are various types of EV chargers; Level 1 is the basic one with slow charging speed. The most popular is the Level 3 type charger, which uses DC current and has fast charging speed.
EV-Charging Setup

EV-Charging Setup

As per the infrastructure guidelines set by the government, it is compulsory to set an EV Charging station at every 3km in cities and 25kms on Highways on both sides. For long-range and heavy-duty vehicles, there should be a charging station at every 100kms on both sides of the road (mostly Highways). Also, India working on developing Delhi to Mumbai electric highway to boost industrial transport.

At present we are nowhere near the guidelines set (as there are almost negligible EV charging stations in India) and we can see there is a HUGE requirement of charging stations at the moment.