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Northeast India EV road trip — Kolkata to Assam and beyond

Northeast routes have thinner DC coverage than NH48 or the Deccan. Treat Kolkata → Guwahati as a two-day leg, use Siliguri as a hub, and always keep backup chargers selected.
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Split long legs

Kolkata → Guwahati is roughly 1,000 km — plan an overnight DC + hotel stop near Siliguri or the Malda belt rather than one marathon drive.

Siliguri → Gangtok and Guwahati → Shillong are short on distance but heavy on elevation — charge to 90%+ before every hill climb.

Charger reality in the Northeast

Assam plains (Guwahati, Dibrugarh) are improving; Sikkim and hill towns still need manual verification on operator apps before you commit.

Use red reliability badges as skip signals when a backup exists within 20 km. Report wrong or dead sites via EV Grids feedback.

Sample Northeast plans

Practice on Kolkata → Siliguri before attempting the full run to Guwahati. Enable overnight stop mode if you need 100% SOC at a hotel.

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