RoadGrid's ₹13cr TDB grant shows why EV charger manufacturing India needs matters more than station counts. See what it means for Himachal Pradesh — contact us.
India's electric-vehicle story is often told through charging stations — how many, how fast, how visible. But the deeper story is who actually builds the boxes. Strengthening EV charger manufacturing India relies on is what turns a subsidy target into a resilient, self-reliant network, and a recent government-backed investment shows exactly why this matters.
In early August 2026, a Pune-based startup received significant public funding to build a domestic EV-charger factory — a small headline with big implications for how quickly, and how reliably, charging infrastructure can scale across states like Himachal Pradesh.
RoadGrid India Pvt Ltd secured ₹13 crore in financial assistance from the Technology Development Board (TDB), under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, to commercialise its patented Universal EV Charger.
The support is part of a larger project. The ₹13 crore forms the government's contribution to a ₹27.5 crore effort to set up a manufacturing and assembly facility, with commercial production expected by March 2027 and an annual capacity of up to 2,000 chargers. The project is also expected to generate more than 100 direct jobs.
What makes the hardware notable is its flexibility. RoadGrid's Universal EV Charger combines a 140 kW dual DC charging system supporting CCS2 and Type 6 connectors with [AC charging capability, so a single platform can serve electric two-wheelers, three-wheelers, passenger vehicles and commercial EVs](https://evreporter.com/roadgrid-secures-%E2%82%B913-crore-from-technology-development-board-to-scale-universal-ev-charger-manufacturing/).
Crucially, the factory isn't just an assembly line for imported parts. The facility will undertake production and assembly of power electronics, thermal management systems, embedded software, communication modules, metering, control hardware, enclosure fabrication, quality testing, calibration and final system integration — the components that usually travel a long way before reaching an Indian site.
It's tempting to measure progress by how many plugs are in the ground. But a charging network is only as strong as the supply chain behind it. When the hardware is imported, every new station inherits foreign lead times, currency risk, and maintenance headaches.
India has made real progress localising EV production, yet the gaps sit precisely where chargers live. A June 2026 IEEFA and JMK Research report found that components dependent on advanced electronics and high-precision processes still record low localisation levels due to reliance on imported subcomponents.
The charging sector feels this directly. Industry practitioners note that liquid-cooled cables, high-power DC modules, controller boards and advanced power electronics remain import-dependent — and that import dependence is "lead-time volatility by another name," with developers absorbing the cost through buffers that eventually show up in the tariff per unit.
That is the core case for scaling EV charger manufacturing India can trust, under the Make in India EV chargers banner: a domestic factory shortens the distance between a fault report and a fix, keeps spare parts on the same continent, and insulates rollout plans from global shocks.
Understanding why local manufacturing matters means understanding what's inside the box.
AC chargers are comparatively simpler. They deliver alternating current to the vehicle, and the car's onboard charger converts it to DC. They're cheaper, ideal for homes, workplaces, and overnight parking, and involve fewer high-stress power components.
DC fast chargers do the heavy lifting. They convert grid AC to DC inside the unit and push it straight into the battery, enabling rapid top-ups on highways and at public hubs. That conversion is where the expensive, import-sensitive engineering lives — the power modules, rectifiers, and thermal systems. Becoming a credible DC fast charger manufacturer India can rely on is therefore harder, and more valuable, than assembling AC boxes — and it is where serious EV charger manufacturing India proves its worth.
RoadGrid's 140 kW dual-DC platform sits firmly in this demanding category, which is why domestic capability here is strategically important.
Power electronics are the heart of any fast charger — the semiconductors and modules that safely convert and regulate high-power flows. They're also India's soft spot.
The IEEFA analysis notes that India could reach 90–100% localisation across several high-value component categories by 2030, but still needs to reduce dependence on imported semiconductors, rare-earth magnets, and specialised materials to achieve deeper domestic value creation. Building power electronics locally is exactly the kind of high-value step that moves the needle, and it's central to genuine indigenous EV charger technology rather than badge-engineered imports.
A great charger is useless if it can't talk to cars and networks. Two standards decide that.
Manufacturing to these standards domestically means chargers work across networks and vehicles out of the box — essential for a genuinely open EV charging equipment India ecosystem, and for drivers who just want to plug in and go.
Domestic production changes the economics of running a network, not just building one.
For a charge-point operator, downtime is lost revenue and lost customer trust. A locally manufactured, standards-compliant charger with accessible spares is simply cheaper to keep running over its lifetime. If you're planning a network, our EV charging solutions and product range are built around exactly this kind of serviceability.
Local manufacturing also unlocks speed — and the demand signal is enormous.
Under the PM E-DRIVE scheme, which has a total outlay of ₹10,900 crore, ₹2,000 crore is specifically allocated for public EV charging infrastructure including public charging stations, battery swapping and battery charging stations. That allocation targets roughly 72,000 new chargers, with operational guidelines opening participation to central ministries, CPSEs, autonomous bodies and states/UTs. Meeting a target that large with imported hardware is slow and fragile; domestic capacity makes PM E-DRIVE chargers far easier to deploy at pace.
At EVision India, we focus solely on Himachal Pradesh, and the case for local hardware is even sharper here. The state's hill terrain, cold winters, and long highway corridors put chargers under real thermal and reliability stress, and remote sites make fast servicing difficult. A resilient, standards-compliant supply chain with quick spare-parts turnaround directly reduces roadside downtime for travellers on routes to Shimla, Manali, and beyond.
That's why strong EV charger manufacturing India can build on — and the domestic EV charging infrastructure India is expanding — matters to us practically, not just politically. It supports faster, more dependable deployment across the districts we serve. Explore how we plan and deliver networks across the state on our services and locations pages — including our work in and around Shimla — or learn more about our approach and installation process.
Counting charging stations tells you where India is. Building the chargers tells you how fast, and how reliably, it can get to where it's going. The RoadGrid investment is a signal that policymakers now see hardware manufacturing — power electronics, thermal systems, embedded software and all — as core infrastructure, not an afterthought.
For Himachal Pradesh, that shift means shorter lead times, better spare-parts access, lower maintenance costs, and a charging network that can grow at the speed the state's EV ambitions demand. If you're ready to deploy dependable, standards-ready charging, get in touch with EVision India.
RoadGrid India received ₹13 crore from the Technology Development Board (under DST) as part of a ₹27.5 crore project to build a manufacturing facility for its patented Universal EV Charger, with commercial production targeted for March 2027.
Because a charging network's reliability depends on its supply chain. Local manufacturing reduces import dependence for power electronics and modules, shortens lead times, improves spare-parts availability, and lowers long-term maintenance costs — making faster, more resilient deployment possible.
AC chargers are simpler units that let the vehicle's onboard charger convert power, suited to homes and workplaces. DC fast chargers convert power inside the unit for rapid charging and contain expensive, import-sensitive power electronics, making them harder and more valuable to manufacture locally.
CCS2 is the DC fast-charging connector standard for cars in India, ensuring vehicle inlets match chargers. OCPP is the open protocol chargers use to communicate with management software. Together they enable interoperability across vehicles and networks.
It shortens supply chains and speeds up spare-parts delivery, which reduces charger downtime in remote, high-altitude and cold-weather locations — improving reliability for EV drivers across the state's highway corridors.
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