One of the greatest obstacles to the widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is access to charging infrastructure. While there are more than 25,000 public charging stations in India as of December last year, charging discoverability is still a pain point.

The EV charging ecosystem is fragmented, with numerous players including Tata Power, Charge+Zone, and PlugNGo providing EV charging solutions, however, they often work in silos, each with their own apps, interfaces, and pricing.

Charles Nadar saw this gap and founded EVJointsEVJoints to make locating and using charging points seamless for EV users. “When we started in 2021, there was no unified platform where EV owners could access charging stations across different networks. It was inconvenient and time-consuming,” says Nadar, who was earlier the marketing head at financial services firm Motilal Oswal. Get connected to EVJoints Bootstrapped with Rs 30 lakh from Nadar’s personal savings, the Mumbai-based startup EVJoints offers a mobile app for finding and booking charging stations, tracking real-time availability, and planning routes more efficiently.

Solving a pain point The platform was born out of a practical challenge that Nadar encountered while driving on the highways. “If someone is driving from Pune to Nashik, they might go 50 kilometres without spotting a single charging point,” he says. There are more cars with green number plates on the road than ever before. Vahan data shows that more than 20 million EVs were sold in 2024, representing a 7.7% share of the automobile market. A Confederation of Indian Industry report noted that India would need to install at least 1.6 lakh charging stations by 2030 to meet the growing demand. Get connected to EVJoints “Chargers exist, but finding them at the right time, in the right place, with the right connector type, that’s the missing link; that’s what we’re fixing,” Nadar says.

The EVJoints app offers a Trip Planner feature, which takes into account the user’s location, battery level, and destination to suggest optimal charging stops along the way. Nadar says EVJoints isn’t in the business of installing EV charging stations. Instead, the startup’s platform links EV users to a growing network of over 6,000+ public charging points, spanning metros including Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Pune, as well as highways, malls, and residential complexes. The startup now plans to onboard an additional 2,000+ charging stations to further expand its reach.

“Our startup currently covers around 40% of the public EV charging infrastructure in India,” says Nadar. The aggregator features charging stations for all types of EVs, as well as all types of chargers. “Think of us as the MakeMyTrip of EV charging,” Nadar quips. Beyond helping EV owners locate nearby charging stations, the app also recommends places where users can unwind while their vehicles power up—be it a nearby cafe, restaurant, or shopping mall.

While still early in its journey, the platform has begun to find its footing. The app hit its first 1,000 users in just five months, entirely through word of mouth. It currently has over 3,000 downloads and more than 2,600 active users across iOS and Android devices. “Our aim is also to educate and empower users,” Nadar says. “Through our website, we offer a comprehensive EV guide with over 150 blog posts, providing valuable insights and resources for new and seasoned EV owners.” The tech muscle behind the platform comes from Techstalwarts, a software development firm that’s taken a 7% equity stake in exchange for handling the app’s development.