Only 1 public charger for every 235 EVs: 2 stocks taking on India’s EV bottleneck
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- ✓India had only one public charger for every 235 electric vehicles by December 2025.
- ✓While registrations reached 24.5 lakh units in FY26, the charging network remains small.
- ✓Tata Power leads the market with 7,200 charging points, as the government earmarked ₹2,000 crore to help build more infrastructure across the country.
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The numbers suggest that the gap is still wide. Electric Vehicle registrations reached 24.5 lakh units in FY26, up 26% from 19.5 lakh in FY25, taking EVs to 8.7% of total vehicle sales. At the same time, public charging stations crossed 29,000 by December 2025. The government has also earmarked ₹2,000 crore under the PM E-DRIVE scheme to support charging infrastructure.
But the charging network is growing from a relatively small base. CareEdge Research estimates that public EV charging stations increased from 5,151 in CY2022 to 26,367 by April 2025. Even after this expansion, India had only around one public charger for every 235 EVs, leaving considerable room for the network to grow.
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