Hyundai will set up 600 fast charging stations in India

Hyundai aims to set up nearly 600 public EV fast charging stations across India over the next seven years – all part of a larger drive to accelerate the pace of EV adoption in the country and investment in the country's potential.

Hyundai CEO Jae Wan Ryu says that the EV market in India is expected to grow rapidly by 2030, and Hyundai aims to help drive that forward by providing strong infrastructure, reports the Business Standard. The project will focus on long-distance travel on highways, installing fast EV chargers on major highways above major cities. Currently, India has about 12,146 public EV charging stations.

Hyundai has signed a partnership agreement with the Tamil Nadu government to set up 100 EV charging stations across the country by 2027, with 10 of them operational by the end of the month. By the end of this year, the company will have established a network of 50 fast chargers up and running in the country.

So far, more than 10,000 customers (Hyundai drivers and others) have used its charging network, completing about 50,000 charging sessions with a total consumption of 7.30 lakh (730,000) units of energy. The South Korean automaker's chargers have a charging capacity of up to 150 kW.

The move is part of Hyundai's plan to gradually build a robust range of locally built EVs that can use fast charging. To date, the South Korean automaker has sold around 4,061 EVs – the first-generation Kona Electric and the previously updated Ioniq 5.

Its next plans include launching a facelifted version of its best-selling SUV in India, the Creta. The company will launch the Creta EV at the Bhara Mobility Global Expo next month. In the second half of 2026, the brand will present an electric crossover set to rival the Citroen e-C3.

Electrek's Take

India's EV market is hot right now, driven by new government incentives and increased investment from both domestic and international EV companies. While many countries such as China and the UK are rolling back subsidies, India continues to push ahead, as EV sales rise. As it stands, government-approved companies can import electric vehicles at a reduced sales tax rate of 15% on vehicles valued at $35,000 and above, compared to the usual maximum. Additionally, companies can import up to 8,000 electric vehicles per year at this low rate, and unused import allowances will be carried over to the following year. Still, there's a lot of work to be done to convince companies to make the jump. Tesla, for one, is delaying its initial plan to build a $2 billion factory in India, forcing the government to consider more incentives to make its EV dreams a reality.

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