Driven by environmental concerns and commitment to a greener planet and catalysed by rising fuel prices, electric car sales have increased. As the fledgling EV ecosystem matures at a rapid pace, a critical facilitator of EV adoption is ready availability of slow and fast chargers ensuring easy access to efficient and cost- effective charging.
This attached report titled – ‘Electric vehicle charging – the next big opportunity’ shares a detailed overview of the Electric vehicle (EV) charging ecosystem in India.
Some key highlights from the report
• India’s e-mobility journey is on a fast track, with an estimated 45-50 million EVs on road by 2030
• Investors see players in the EV charging market as promising investment prospects
• Charging technologies will vary by different vehicle segments. Public and private charging solutions will be deployed to serve different customer segments and use cases
• 2Ws and 3Ws are best suited for AC slow charging. Battery swapping likely to be the more prevalent model for use cases requiring quick charging turnaround
• Home/workplace and fleet charging solutions show maximum potential in the short term; shift to take place to public charging as the market matures – Indian market is likely to have a dense network of AC private and public chargers; DC chargers to be restricted to buses and few use cases for 4Ws and LCVs
• Customer expectations from different charging solutions will vary i.e. expectations from Home/ Workplace Charging are expected to be different from Destination Charging or On the Go Charging which will differ from Fleet Charging
• Strategic partnerships for real estate and interoperability amongst CPOs/ Service Providers are crucial to strengthen customer proposition
Winning the battle in the charging ecosystem
• Charger manufacturer – Product customisation, design innovation and software integration would serve as key differentiating factors in addition to product and service quality and cost competitiveness
• CPOs – Location, technology, reliability of power are hygiene factors. Loyalty programs, partnerships, integration with payment gateways etc. will drive stickiness
• Strategic partnerships and alliances are paramount to seize the opportunity in the burgeoning CPO segment
Rohan Rao, Partner, M&A Consulting, KPMG in India says, ‘Development of a robust charging network has gone hand-in-hand with accelerated EV adoption across the world, and we believe a similar trend is expected to play out in India. With an estimated 50 million EVs on Indian roads by 2030, the potential opportunity for a pure play charging business is enormous.’
