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Regarding the type of chargers, charging time, these chargers are India, leading to the increased
Bharat AC-001/Light EV Chargers more suitable for a 2/3-wheeler. share of CCS-II offerings in
are the most common types of Type-II AC chargers offering a charging stations. As per BEE
public chargers being installed, power output of 7.2 to 22 kW are data, around 20% of the charging
with 59% of all public charging also increasingly considering usage stations in the country in May 2023
stations having at least one potential amongst 3 & 4-wheelers. offered at least one charging gun
charging gun of this type. These of CCS-2, which increased to 28%
chargers work for smaller form Amongst the fast charging by December 2023, indicating
factors like 2 & 3 wheelers and configurations, considering consensus amongst OEMs and
even though passenger cars 4-wheelers, CCS-II has been widely CPOs for developing a common
& LCVs, however considering adopted by most auto-OEMs in interoperable charger type at least
in case of 4-wheeler passenger
cars. Consequently, CHAdeMO-
type chargers, which were initially
set by CPOs, have seen a minor
decline in absolute numbers.
With most slow chargers offering
1 gun per charger and fast chargers
offering two-gun/charger, India’s
EV to charging point ratio has shot
up to 120-150:1, diverging away
from the global benchmark targets
of 10:1. But once we categorically
analyse the numbers with the
current charging behaviour of
riders in India, the numbers are not
daunting.
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