India is one of the fastest moving clean mobility markets in the world right now. The policy ambition is clear, the deployment pipeline is real, and the scale is unmatched. That is exactly why the recent UK–India Trade Mission to India, organised by London and Partners and supported through the Mayor of London programme, mattered.
For Electric Miles: an EV charging software, the mission was not a simple market visit. It was a step in a bigger story: Electric Miles is going global, and India is quickly becoming one of the most important markets for grid aware EV charging, electric bus depots in India, and energy optimisation.
A market defined by measurable targets
India’s climate and mobility commitments are both bold and measurable. By 2030, the country has committed to:
Reducing carbon emissions by 1 billion tonnes, with around 65 percent expected to come from the energy and transport sectors
Adding 15 to 20 GW of renewable energy capacity annually
Reaching 30 percent EV penetration
Deploying around 50,000 electric buses through national and state led programmes
Alongside this, UK–India trade stands at £36bn today, with shared ambition to grow that significantly in the coming years. This mix of scale, urgency and long term policy direction makes India one of the most exciting markets for EV infrastructure and energy intelligence.
Meetings that moved the conversation from ambition to execution
The mission was designed for practical outcomes, and for Electric Miles it delivered exactly that. Over several days, we met with organisations that sit at the centre of India’s EV and energy ecosystem.
Each meeting reinforced a consistent theme – India’s electrification push is accelerating quickly, but the next phase will be won through smarter energy management, not just more chargers.
The real opportunity: turning depots into intelligent energy assets
Electric buses, fleets and logistics charging are often treated as a simple infrastructure rollout. In practice, it is a grid problem as much as a mobility one.
Today, many depots operate as passive loads. Charging is rarely designed to be grid responsive. Smart charging and flexibility are still under deployed. Energy optimisation is not consistently integrated from day one.
As fleets scale, this creates risk. It also creates a major opportunity. The operators who combine fleet performance with energy intelligence will cut costs, improve uptime, and unlock more scalable rollouts.
Our emPACT platform is already deployed across electric bus depots in the UK, proven in live operations. We enable grid responsive charging that helps charging estates operate with more intelligence, reliability and control. We bring UK and European experience in electric bus and fleet deployment, and we are ready to adapt that operational learning to India’s scale and conditions.
We are also well positioned because Electric Miles is not approaching India as an external observer. We have both a UK team and a growing Indian team working together across partnerships, delivery, product and commercial execution. This blend matters, because scaling in India requires local context, speed, and strong on ground relationships, supported by global product capability.
India’s air quality challenge adds urgency to electrification
Beyond policy targets and deployment numbers, India’s clean mobility push is also driven by an urgent public health reality. In cities like Delhi, AQI levels touching 500 are no longer anomalies, they are a recurring signal of a climate and air quality crisis.
Electrifying transport at scale, especially buses and fleets, is not just a decarbonisation strategy. It is a direct intervention to improve urban air quality, public health, and quality of life. For Electric Miles, this reinforces why intelligent, grid-aware charging matters. Poorly planned charging creates strain elsewhere in the system. Smart, optimised charging enables cleaner mobility without shifting the problem to the grid.
This context makes India not just a high-growth market, but a high-impact one, where the right infrastructure decisions can deliver measurable climate and health benefits.
Going global, with India at the forefront
The mission created real momentum. Conversations are now underway around pilots, partnership pathways and commercial opportunities across fleets, charging infrastructure and energy ecosystems.
What stood out most is that India is not only deploying EVs at speed. It is building the foundations for a grid aware mobility future. That aligns directly with what Electric Miles is building.
A cohort of scaleups building real-world solutions
The UK–India Trade Mission also brought together a strong cohort of mission-driven scaleups addressing critical challenges across climate, infrastructure, finance and resilience.
The 11 companies that travelled together represent the depth of innovation the UK is bringing to global markets:
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Carbonplace
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Electric Miles
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EIP Limited
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EMSOL – Precision Air Quality Monitoring
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experienz
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Finmile
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Impact Advantage
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Qualus
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SmartResilience
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Teknobuilt
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The Washing Machine Project
This collective presence reflected a shared intent: moving beyond pilots and policy discussions to deliver scalable, commercially viable solutions in India. For Electric Miles, being part of this cohort strengthened conversations around collaboration, ecosystem partnerships and long-term market building.
India’s clean mobility transition is happening at speed, but its success will depend on how intelligently infrastructure is deployed. With air quality challenges intensifying and grid constraints becoming more visible, the next phase of growth will favour solutions that combine scale with system intelligence. Electric Miles is excited to be part of that shift and to help shape the next generation of reliable, scalable and energy smart EV charging across India as we expand globally.