The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has announced plans to set up eight new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations along the 94.5 km Pune–Mumbai Expressway, aiming to make long-distance travel more convenient for EV users. Currently, five charging stations are operational along the route.

“Presently, there are five locations with EV chargers. We intend to add eight more, and a study is underway to finalise suitable sites,” said a senior MSRDC official. The initiative is part of the corporation’s efforts to improve EV infrastructure and ensure ease of travel across one of Maharashtra’s busiest highways.

The official further noted that a separate study is also being conducted to estimate the number of electric vehicles currently using the expressway, since there is no existing data. This data is considered critical in the context of toll exemptions now being extended to electric vehicles on the Pune–Mumbai Expressway, Samruddhi Mahamarg, and Atal Setu.

The additional EV charging stations are expected to be commissioned by the end of the year, providing relief to commuters who have long flagged inadequate charging infrastructure on the expressway.

The Pune–Mumbai Expressway witnesses a daily average traffic of 140,000 vehicles, and the rising shift towards electric mobility is evident in Maharashtra’s EV registration numbers, which have crossed 558,000, according to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways’ Vahan portal.