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Plain answers on choosing, installing and running EV chargers in India, for homes, businesses and charging stations.

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My EV Charger Works Only with 'Earthing Off': Troubleshooting Grounding Issues
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My EV Charger Works Only with 'Earthing Off': Troubleshooting Grounding Issues

You’ve just installed your shiny new EV charger, eager to enjoy the convenience of home charging. You plug in your car, and…...

17 Jul 20265 min read
Driver scanning the UPI QR code on a DC fast charger with a phone
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How to add UPI payment to your existing EV charger

If your charger speaks OCPP 1.6 or later and is online, it can take UPI with no new hardware: it is connected...

8 Nov 20264 min read
How to Get Your Society's NOC for EV Charger Installation in India
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How to Get Your Society's NOC for EV Charger Installation in India

You are Planning to Install an EV Charger in Your Apartment Society and are worried on how to get the NOC smoothly...

9 May 20266 min read
EV fast charging stop beside a Maharashtra expressway with the Western Ghats and monsoon clouds behind
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Starting an EV charging station in Maharashtra: EV Policy 2025, tariff and connection

What Maharashtra's EV Policy 2025 offers DC charging stations, MSEDCL's single-part EV tariff, the highway charger plan, and how to get connected.

1 Nov 20265 min read
The Ultimate Guide to EV Charger Extension Cables: Safety, Selection, and Usage in India
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The Ultimate Guide to EV Charger Extension Cables: Safety, Selection, and Usage in India

EV charger extension cables can be super handy in India, but choosing the wrong one can be risky. This guide covers safety...

27 Mar 20266 min read
DC fast chargers in a Bengaluru tech park parking lot under large rain trees after rain
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Starting an EV charging station in Karnataka: subsidy, tariff and connection

Karnataka's Clean Mobility Policy subsidy for fast chargers, the EV tariff and fixed charges, how to get connected, the 2026 road tax...

1 Nov 20265 min read
Indore Fire Aftermath: Ensuring Home EV Charger Safety in India
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Indore Fire Aftermath: Ensuring Home EV Charger Safety in India

The recent fire in Indore is a wake-up call. Get your home EV charger installed by a qualified electrician, use good quality...

21 Mar 20263 min read
Roadside EV fast charging stop on a Tamil Nadu highway with coconut palms and cars charging under a canopy
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Starting an EV charging station in Tamil Nadu: subsidy, tariff and approvals

Tamil Nadu's 25% charger subsidy, TNPDCL's time-of-day EV tariff and fixed charges, how to get the power connection, and where the demand...

1 Nov 20266 min read
हाईवे किनारे अपनी ज़मीन पर नए लगे DC चार्जर की ओर इशारा करता ज़मीन मालिक
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हाईवे या बड़ी सड़क के पास ज़मीन है? अपनी ज़मीन पर EV चार्जिंग स्टेशन कैसे लगवाएँ

ज़मीन का मालिक खुद स्टेशन बनाकर पूरी कमाई रख सकता है, या किसी स्टेशन मालिक को ज़मीन देकर हर सेशन का हिस्सा...

13 Oct 20264 min read
EV Charger Installation in India: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide
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EV Charger Installation in India: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide

Planning to install an EV charger at your home, apartment complex, or business in India? This guide covers everything — from electrical...

13 Feb 20265 min read
Electricians setting a DC fast charger cabinet onto a concrete plinth while another lays armoured cable in a trench
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DC charger installation in India: power, cabling, civil work and timeline

Every step of a DC fast charger installation in India, from the site survey and DISCOM connection to cabling, earthing, civil work...

1 Nov 20267 min read
Charging station owner checking his phone beside a dual-gun DC charger at a roadside station at dusk
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How much does an EV charging station earn per month in India?

The simple maths behind a charging station's monthly earnings, real data on how busy public DC chargers in India are, and a...

1 Nov 20268 min read
Hand lifting a DC fast charging gun towards an electric car's charging port on an Indian street
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DC fast chargers in India: how they work, power ratings and how to choose

How DC fast chargers work, what the kW rating really means for each car, CCS2, one gun or two, the power supply...

1 Nov 20268 min read
Two dual-gun DC fast chargers standing side by side in a commercial parking area
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DC charger price in India: 30 kW to 240 kW, and what else you pay for

Live prices for our 30 kW to 240 kW DC chargers, plus what decides a charger's price, what else a station costs...

1 Nov 20266 min read
Business owner and bank loan officer going through an EV charging station site plan at a bank branch
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EV charging station loans in India: SBI EV Mitra, IND Green Charge and how to apply

SBI EV Mitra lends from above ₹10 lakh up to ₹5 crore over 8 years, and Indian Bank's new IND Green Charge...

1 Nov 202612 min read
Two people reviewing a site drawing and checklist with a DC charger outside the window
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Questions to ask any EV charging company before you sign

Twenty questions about ownership, payments, software, power, support and exit that every EV charging station proposal should answer in writing, from us...

13 Oct 20263 min read
Roadside dhaba on a highway with two DC fast chargers and an electric car charging
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Have land by a highway or a busy road? How hosting an EV charging station works

A land owner can build and own a charging station, or let a station owner use the land for a share of...

13 Oct 20264 min read
रात में चार्जिंग स्टेशन पर गाड़ी में बैठा ड्राइवर फ़ोन पर पेमेंट मंज़ूर होने का हरा निशान देखता हुआ
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UPI चार्जिंग: बिना ऐप, बिना वॉलेट और बिना रिफ़ंड के EV चार्जर पर पेमेंट कैसे होता है

QR स्कैन करें, किसी भी UPI ऐप में मंज़ूर करें, चार्ज करें। पैसा सिर्फ़ होल्ड होता है, और अंत में सिर्फ़ इस्तेमाल...

13 Oct 20265 min read
Tablet and laptop showing a charging station dashboard beside a small DC charger model
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What EV charging station software should do for you: a plain guide for owners

Charging station software decides who can charge, at what price, how you are paid and how fast a fault is caught. Here...

13 Oct 20265 min read
Driver scanning the UPI QR code on a DC fast charger with a phone
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UPI charging: how drivers pay at an EV charger without an app, a wallet or a refund

Scan the QR, approve in any UPI app, charge. The money is only held, and only what was used is taken at...

13 Oct 20264 min read
Station owner standing beside his own DC fast charger at a roadside plot at sunset
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Do you need a franchise to run an EV charging station? An honest look

A franchise once bundled things a new station owner could not get alone: an app, payments, software and a brand. Today each...

13 Oct 20266 min read
Render of the Zevpoint Nova 240 kW dual-gun DC fast charger
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Charging electric buses and trucks in India: depots, chargers and the power behind them

charging electric buses and trucks is a depot job, not a highway one. The vehicles return to the same yard every day,...

13 Oct 20265 min read
Render of a dimensioned site drawing for a DC charging station
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Approvals for an EV charging station in India: the full checklist

you do not need a licence to set up an EV charging station in India. The Ministry of Power's 2024 guidelines call...

13 Oct 20267 min read
Render of a single-line diagram of a DC charging station on screen
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DC EV charging glossary: 41 terms a station owner in India should know

this is a plain-language glossary of the words used when planning, buying and running a DC fast charging station in India, from...

13 Oct 20267 min read