NH65, often one stop or none in a mid-size EV. Best first exam. Practice backups and the operator app. If this already feels chaotic, do not book Goa next weekend.
Written by Raza Sikander, creator of EV Grids. Last updated 18 August 2026.
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Bangalore (~570 km) — the standard long day
NH44/NH48, Kurnool–Anantapur thinking, usually one or two DC stops. Good second trip. Summer AC is real. Weekend plaza queues are real. This is the default ‘I have an EV now’ highway.
Vizag (~620 km) — coastal and longer
NH65 toward the coast. Humidity and a longer day. Fine as a third trip. Charge strategy is town belts (Vijayawada / Rajahmundry-side), not hope.
What to skip first
Goa ghats and Mumbai in one push. Those are later. Use Hyderabad corridor pages, Plan now, 90% start, 20% reserve, backups on every stop.
After the weekend
Write down Wh/km and whether backups were needed. That note is worth more than another blog. Then pick Bangalore or Vizag. Goa stays later until ghats feel normal in a petrol memory and an EV dashboard.
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- EV road trip glossary — SOC, reserve, CCS2 and the rest
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- How to read an EV Grids charging stop cardThe planner is only useful if you know what the card is claiming. This is the field-by-field guide so you do not treat a heuristic as a reservation.
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