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Hardware interface inter- standardisation considering
operability & standardisation is the nascent industry. However,
another challenge for end-users. increasing users, especially Apart from adding
At least amongst 4-wheelers in amongst commercial 2 & 3-wheeler the charging stations
India, the consensus amongst users adopting swapping, will at an exponential
stakeholders has converged eventually call for standardisation rate, EV users also
towards adopting CCS-II. to scale up the adoption.
However, this is not safe from need to be sensitised
disruption if any of the major Way Forward: about recommended
OEMs assume a different type of The need for scaling up charging practices for
charger or increase penetration stations, especially amongst charging, without
of any other global OEM entering high-rise urban areas, where which negative
into India. Regarding 2 & home-charging is expected to be
3-wheelers, a common charging a challenge, is undebatable. experiences
standard is still not present, which associated with
limits the scaling up of charging More comprehensive training EVs may echo
infrastructure. about systems needs to be more within users,
provided to officials across state
Standardisation is a challenge entities and additional support which would be
not only concerning fixed charging for CPOs needs to be pushed catastrophic to
but also with swapping stations. from the state government end sustainability.
Despite an initial push from the to accelerate charging infra
government end to standardise development across different
swapping, industrial players pockets of the country to drive
demanded relaxed norms around India’s sustainability goals further.

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