NHAI To Set Up 670 EV Charging Stations With Amenities On Highways Says Nitin Gadkari At HPCL Presents Times Drive Auto Summit & Awards 2025

Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport And Highways (MoRTH) addressing the gathering at HPCL Presents Times Drive Auto Summit & Awards 2025 offered useful insight on the development of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in the country.

Speaking at the event Gadkari revealed that NHAI is putting up 670 EV charging stations across the country on highways. These EV charging stations being set up will offer amenities for the public along with EV charging facilities. These amenities will include services like clean washrooms and dining areas.

Nitin Gadkari has been proactively spearheading the transformation of road, highway infrastructure and mobility in the country unlike any other minister which preceded him in office. He has brought in several reforms which have positively transformed the mobility sector in the country. Speaking at the event he addressed issues like EV pricing, range anxiety and EV charging infrastructure in India.

He stated that electric cars in the country are now offering improved range of over 400 km on a single charge. He emphasised on the fact that electric cars are now becoming affordable and claimed that in the next 5 to 6 months prices of electric cars will be at par with its petrol and diesel counterparts. He also stated that bolstering the EV charging infrastructure on highways will further expand the appeal of electric vehicles not just in the passenger vehicle segment but also in the commercial vehicle segment.

At the event Gadkari also made a surprising revelation where he stated that he is not just planning to make the road and highway infrastructure in the country to be at par with the US which he has stated earlier on several occasions. But now he is aiming to make Indian highways better than the US in the next few years.