Question 1

What is the biggest risk in an EV fleet transition?

Accepted Answer

No single risk dominates — vehicle availability, residual value, grid capacity and technology lock-in each surface at a different stage. Fleets that plan for only one (usually vehicle cost) get blindsided by whichever of the other three they ignored.

Question 2

How much do EVs actually depreciate compared to ICE vehicles in India?

Accepted Answer

Roughly 20–30% in year one, and down to 40–55% of value after three years versus 55–65% for a comparable ICE vehicle — a gap that widens further for fleet vehicles running three to four times the annual mileage of private cars.

Question 3

How long does it take to get a DISCOM load sanction for a fleet depot?

Accepted Answer

It varies, but new HT/33kV connections have taken 3 to 18 months in some markets, and any load above 100 kVA needs a mandatory feasibility study first. Apply the day you finalise a depot site, not after vehicles start arriving.

Question 4

Does OCPP compliance guarantee my charging hardware isn't locked in?

Accepted Answer

No. OCPP standardises how a charger talks to a management system, but a fully compliant charger can still be tied to one vendor's backend and pricing. Check for real data portability and multi-vendor support, not just the protocol badge.

Question 5

Can a mixed ICE and EV fleet reduce transition risk?

Accepted Answer

Yes — running ICE and EV vehicles side by side during the transition absorbs vehicle-availability delays and lets you scale EV share as charger capacity and vendor delivery catch up, rather than betting the whole fleet on one procurement timeline.

Question 6

What does "vendor-agnostic" mean for an EV fleet operating system?

Accepted Answer

It means the platform orchestrates vehicles, chargers, energy data and payments across multiple OEMs and CPOs from one system, instead of requiring a single manufacturer's vehicles or a single network's chargers to function.

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