AutomobilesIndia's electric vehicle boom stalls over charging challenges
Limited infrastructure major hurdle to lifting sales in world's No. 3 car market
A man plugs in an EV at a charging station in New Delhi. India has just 11,000 charging stations. The Confederation of Indian Industry estimates the country needs at least 1.3 million by 2030. © Reuters
ADNAN BHAT, Contributing writer
January 30, 2024 12:30 JST
NEW DELHI -- Ujjwal Arora was on his way to an important meeting when he realized his electric vehicle battery was running low. So the New Delhi resident rushed to a fast-charging station, only to discover it was broken. Racing through the bustling Indian capital to another station, Arora was shocked to find that his Tata Nexon EV could not connect to the site's charger.