New Delhi, June 12 -- The Centre has asked state governments and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to fast-track electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across 74 priority highway corridors, according to two people aware of the development and a document reviewed by Mint. The move aims to address a key bottleneck in the adoption of electric buses and trucks in India,

The fear of running out of battery charge on longer routes, commonly referred to as 'range anxiety', is seen as a key deterrent to EV adoption.

In a 4 June communication to states and the NHAI, the Centre has identified 74 priority corridors for EV charging deployment, including 50 routes for electric cars and buses and 24 freight corridors for e-trucks....