Plan now uses a vehicle preset, 90% start SOC, Wh/km from preset, and cost-aware ranking on longer corridors. Adjust on the planner page if needed.
This rates how much planning the route needs, not road quality. Charger spacing comes from stations recorded in the EV Grids cache and changes as coverage grows.
Monsoon rain on ghat roads means slower speeds and higher consumption. Pick backup chargers and avoid relying on a single gun near landslide-prone stretches.
Suggested planner settings: 30% reserve SOC · 35% search threshold · hills & weather on (includes monsoon adjustment Jun–Sep)
Ranked by estimated charging-stop count on ~840 km via NH48, using each preset's configured range and consumption. This is not a recommendation based on price, safety, comfort, or overall vehicle quality.
Fewest estimated stops
Kia EV9
~561 km range · Typically 1 DC stop
The ~840 km drive is longer than one comfortable leg in a Kia EV9. EV Grids estimates one DC session on NH48 when you start around 80–90% SOC.
Jump to chargers, overnight hotels, meal stops, or pick your EV model — each page links back here and opens the trip planner pre-filled for Pune → Bangalore.
Popular searches for Pune → Bangalore — each page answers yes/no, typical charging stops, and opens the planner.
Long-tail guides for NH48 — operators, state hubs, and NH-specific EV charging notes linked to this route.
Leave Pune at 88–92% SOC with your real vehicle preset selected (not a random long-range SUV). For ~840 km on NH48, EV Grids will place DC searches when estimated SOC crosses your threshold. Kolhapur and Hubballi common anchor cities. Enable hills & weather through Western Ghats sections. Charge to what the next leg needs — often 80–90% — then open Google Maps with your chosen primary and backup as waypoints toward Bangalore.
Illustrative only — open Plan now above for ranked stops with your vehicle preset and live charger data.
Pune to Bangalore covers about 840 km in 13–14 hours on NH48 (West India). Major IT corridor — treat as multi-stop or two-day drive. Real consumption still depends on speed, AC, payload, and elevation — enter Wh/km from recent drives instead of brochure range.
NH48 (old NH8 in stretches) mixes expressway plazas with industrial-belt chargers; detour into a city mall is usually slower than a highway CCS2.
~840 km is a multi-stop or overnight drive. Do not treat it as one heroic day in a 40 kWh car. Use via points or two saved trips (for example an intermediate city with hotels). Every stop still needs a backup — a dead gun at 10 p.m. is worse than a dead gun at noon.
Local notes drivers actually use: Kolhapur and Hubballi common anchor cities. Enable hills & weather through Western Ghats sections.
Western Ghats monsoon (June–September) is the planning event: wet climbs, landslides, and slower trucks. Gujarat heat is a summer AC problem more than an elevation problem.
Open Plan now to pre-fill Pune and Bangalore. Pick your vehicle, set start SOC honestly, and keep search threshold above reserve. Prefer lower-cost if you have memberships; Fastest if you only want high-kW DC.
This is an EV Grids calculation, not an observation: 840 km at roughly 165 Wh/km needs on the order of 139 kWh of road energy, and the planner keeps a 20% reserve in hand.
A compact (about 40 kWh usable) pack reaches about 195 km before reserve, which puts this leg at about 4 DC sessions. A mid-size (about 50 kWh usable) pack reaches about 240 km before reserve, which puts this leg at about 3 DC sessions. A long-range (about 70 kWh usable) pack reaches about 340 km before reserve, which puts this leg at about 2 DC sessions.
At 840 km, treat this as two driving days of roughly 420 km rather than one continuous state-of-charge walk. Decide where you will sleep before you decide where you will charge.
Drive faster, run the air conditioning harder, or load the car and every number above moves the wrong way. Enter your own Wh/km on the planner and it will re-space the stops for NH48 accordingly.
On NH48 you will typically see a mix of Tata Power, Jio-BP Pulse, Statiq, ChargeZone, plaza DISCOM guns, and the occasional mall DC. EV Grids ranks by detour and reliability, not brand loyalty. Memberships change ₹/kWh; they do not reserve a stall.
Do not wait indefinitely at a dark site between Pune and Bangalore. Use the backup you already selected; if a swap breaks a later leg, use Fix trip. Keep operator apps logged in. Hotel or mall Type 2 is a valid recovery if you have hours — better than a tow.
Report a permanently closed or moved pin via EV Grids feedback with this corridor slug (pune-to-bangalore) so badges and ranking can be updated.
