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Bengaluru: A total of 149 electric vehicle charging stations have been installed along four major highways and expressways linking Bengaluru to other cities.
Responding to a question by Bangalore Central MP P C Mohan, Minister of State for Heavy Industries Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma told the Lok Sabha that the Bengaluru–Chennai Expressway had 26 charging stations installed and four commissioned.
The Bengaluru–Pune Highway (NH 48) has the most stations, with 60 installed and 49 commissioned.
The Bengaluru–Hyderabad Highway (NH 44) has 41 installed and 23 commissioned, while the Bengaluru–Mysuru Highway (NH 275) has 22 installed and 11 commissioned.
Across the four highways and expressways, there are 236 charging stations in all, with 149 installed and 87 commissioned.
The minister noted that no comprehensive assessment of EV readiness has been conducted by the union government so far.
However, the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser and its partners have conducted an EV readiness assessment of dedicated corridors to support zero emission truck deployment on Indian highways.
The findings were shared in a report on 'India’s priority Corridors for Zero Emission Trucking', released on May 9, 2025. Ten priority corridors were identified for early electric truck deployment, including the Bengaluru–Chennai corridor.