New Delhi, July 29 -- India's network of 26,000 public charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) across the country remains grossly under-utilized, prompting government and private operators to review their current installed units and examine available data on usage and traffic patterns before setting up new charging units.

According to industry officials and experts, companies are now looking to leverage available traffic and EV penetration data to put up the chargers at locations where the usage of chargers can be maximized, which is currently estimated to be in the low-single-digit range.

"Most charging stations in India currently operate at 4% to 5% capacity utilization. This means the chargers are in use only for up to 2 hours in...