India, April 6 -- Harshit Pandey was not looking to build a company. He was looking to buy a car.

Last year, the Delhi-based investment banker began researching electric vehicles - comparing models, evaluating running costs, and tracking the surge of new launches. The case for going electric appeared favourable on paper.

Then he asked a simple question: if he bought an EV in a multi-storey society in Delhi, where exactly would he charge it? And what about at work, or on a highway?

He couldn't answer it - and neither could many users in India.

India has already sold over 2 million electric vehicles, but operates fewer than 30,000 public charging stations - roughly one charger for every 200 EVs on the road. As EV adoption accelerates, c...