Maruti Suzuki plans 1 lakh EV charging stations across India by 2030

Maruti Suzuki has laid out an aggressive charging-network expansion plan, announcing its vision to enable one lakh EV charging stations across India by 2030 as it prepares for the rollout of its first all-electric SUV, the EVitara.

Partho Banerjee, Senior Executive Officer – Marketing & Sales, said the company is entering the EV market only after ensuring both product readiness and supporting infrastructure. “We’ve come prepared for India’s EV transition, and our ARAI certification now confirms a range of 543 kilometres, well above what we originally showcased,” he said.

Addressing customer concerns around range anxiety, Banerjee highlighted that the company tested its capability across India’s farthest corners — “Kanyakumari, Srinagar, Bhuj and Kaziranga — to prove our EV ecosystem is ready.” He added that Maruti Suzuki already has access to nearly 70 percent of fast chargers available nationwide.

The company is positioning reliability and customer reassurance as the foundation of its EV strategy. “We believe EV confidence comes before EV numbers. For us, winning customer trust — the same way we did 40 years ago — matters more than pushing sales,” Banerjee said.

Maruti Suzuki is setting up chargers every 5–10 km across India’s top 100 cities, with dense coverage even on established corridors. For instance, the company has installed 63 chargers between Delhi and Chandigarh to reassure early EV adopters.

The EVitara — built on a pure electric platform, not an ICE conversion — will go on sale in the new year, with test drives starting soon. The model has already attracted global interest, with a positive debut in the UK, bookings opening in Japan and sales scheduled to begin next month.

Banerjee said the company “deliberately waited to launch in India until the infrastructure and customer readiness were in place,” underscoring Maruti Suzuki’s long-term approach to the country’s EV transition.