If you are buying a new or under-construction flat and expect to own an electric vehicle, treat "EV-ready" as a sales phrase until it is a written specification. Ask the builder to show on a drawing what will reach your own parking slot (an empty conduit, a reserved circuit, a socket or a charger), where its supply comes from and who pays for the meter. Then get that commitment into the agreement for sale, which the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 says must set out the specifications. None of this is legal advice.
What "EV-ready" can mean on a brochure
"EV-ready" and "EV provision" can mean anything from an empty pipe to a charger at your slot. Anything touching circuits, load or protective devices must be specified and certified by a licensed electrician; your job is to get the commitment written, not to design it.
| Brochure phrase | What it could mean | Ask for in writing | Where it belongs | Red flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "EV-ready parking" | Conduit, a spare board way, or load set aside | Which of these, and the route drawing to your slot | The agreement's specifications | "Provision" with no drawing |
| "EV charging point" | A socket or charger at the slot | Its rating, its protective device, who pays for the meter | Specifications; fee in payment schedule | No rating stated |
| Operator "charging station" | A third party's shared charger, priced per unit | The operator agreement, term and pricing basis | A disclosure annexure | Rate "as decided by the operator" |
| "Sanctioned load X kW per flat" | The load planned for each flat | Whether a charger was allowed for | Electrical specifications | No figure given |
| "Basement or puzzle EV slots" | Charging on one level or parking system | Your slot's level and type; fire approval for charging there | Allotment letter and specifications | Slot "to be allotted later" |
| "As per Haryana norms" | Spots under the state building code | The planned allocation of spots to parking spaces | Specifications or an annexure | Nothing in writing |
Before you book: the questions and documents to ask for
Two sections of the Act apply at booking. Section 11(3)(a) makes the promoter, "at the time of the booking and issue of allotment letter", responsible for making available the "sanctioned plans, layout plans, along with specifications, approved by the competent authority, by display at the site" or another place set by regulations. Section 19(1) says the allottee "shall be entitled to obtain" that information. Quotations are from Act No. 16 of 2016 as printed in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, No. 17, 26 March 2016 (maharera.maharashtra.gov.in; last verified 15 October 2026). Neither section mentions EV charging, and the approved specifications may be silent on it.
Section 13(1) adds timing: a promoter "shall not accept a sum more than ten per cent of the cost" as an advance without first entering into a written, registered agreement for sale. Get these answers in writing before you pay:
- Which slot comes with this flat: its level, number and type?
- What will reach it at possession: nothing, a conduit, a wired circuit, a socket or a charger?
- Will it run from my flat's meter, a separate meter or a common meter (the trade-offs)?
- What sanctioned load is planned per flat, and does it allow for a charger (sanctioned load)?
- If a shared charger is promised, who runs it, for how long, on what pricing basis (operator deals)?
- What does any EV-point fee buy, and is it refundable if the point is not delivered?
Keep the brochure, cost sheet and every written reply, dated. Section 12 provides compensation where someone paid an advance "on the basis of the information contained in the notice advertisement or prospectus" and suffered loss from "any incorrect, false statement included therein"; whether an EV line qualifies is for an advocate.
In the agreement for sale: where an EV commitment belongs
Section 13(2) says the agreement "shall be in such form as may be prescribed" and "shall specify the particulars of development of the project ... along with specifications". Your state's RERA rules prescribe the form, so ask for the EV commitment where that form sets out specifications, not in a side letter. It should state:
- your slot number and level, matching the allotment letter;
- what will reach the slot, with the route drawing referenced;
- the supply arrangement, and who pays for any separate meter;
- any EV-point fee, in the payment schedule, with what it buys.
Why there? Section 18(3) makes a promoter who fails to discharge obligations "in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement for sale" "liable to pay such compensation to the allottees". Section 14(2), which bars changes without your "previous consent" (save limited minor ones), protects plans and specifications "as approved by the competent authority"; whether an EV line the builder adds to the agreement is one of those is unsettled. We found no RERA order on EV charging. Have an advocate read the agreement before you sign, and take questions on the form to your state's RERA authority.
Choosing a parking slot with charging in mind
Ask in writing for your slot's level and type, the conduit route to that slot rather than to "the parking", which slots the electrical design reaches, and whether the fire approval covers EV charging at your slot's level. Before accepting a stack or puzzle slot, read stack and puzzle parking; for a basement slot, basement parking checks; with no allotted slot, charging without an allotted slot.
Haryana: the one state rule we verified
On 5 June 2026, Haryana's Town & Country Planning Department amended Chapter 6 of the Haryana Building Code-2017 by Memo No. MISC-2339(ULB)-Loose/2026/7/15/2026-2TCP (tcpharyana.gov.in; last verified 15 October 2026). For housing it reads: "(ii) Residential (housing societies run through co-operatives, group housing and those managed through RWAs) with parking demarcated for at least 10 cars – At least 1 Electric Charging Spots for every 5 parking slots and 100% EV ready with conduits in place for New and Renovated Buildings."
Note both limits, "at least 10 cars" and "New and Renovated Buildings"; the second comes last, after the conduit requirement. Reading it as limiting the whole sub-clause is our reading, not a settled scope. Suppose the plan shows 120 demarcated car spaces; substitute your project's count. 120 ÷ 5 = 24 charging spots at least; the other 120 − 24 = 96 fall only under "100% EV ready with conduits in place". The memo does not define a charging spot or say whether one is tied to a flat, so ask which yours would be.
A proviso adds that the allocation of charging spots "shall be disclosed at the time of submission of application for grant of Occupation Certificate". That is a disclosure to the authority, due after you sign if the flat is under construction. The memo promises buyers no copy, and whether section 19(1) reaches it is unsettled, so ask for the planned allocation in your agreement. We verified no other state's text and make no claim that any other state requires EV-ready flats; on the national model bye-laws, see what is actually settled.
The builder's EV-point price versus a later retrofit
Set the builder's one-time EV-point fee against doing the same work later, estimated from your own figures:
- What the fee buys: conduit, wired circuit, socket or charger, at what rating (3.3 or 7.2 kW).
- Route length in metres, meter room to slot, along corridors on the layout plan (routing options).
- A per-metre rate for cable, conduit and fixing, from your own electrician's quote.
- Labour, testing and the protective device, as a separate line of that quote.
Suppose the builder's cost sheet shows ₹40,000 for a wired point without a charger; substitute your own figure. Suppose the route is 60 metres and your electrician quotes ₹400 a metre: 60 × ₹400 = ₹24,000. Suppose its labour, testing and protection line is ₹9,000. Retrofit = ₹24,000 + ₹9,000 = ₹33,000, so ₹40,000 − ₹33,000 = ₹7,000 is what the builder asks above your estimate.
A retrofit also needs your society's agreement and an open route through common areas, and neither is a number. Run your figures through the charger cost calculator, and compare full quotes with the quote guide.
Pre-possession inspection and the five-year defect clock
At the pre-possession inspection, check the EV item against the agreement:
- the conduit or cable runs from where the drawing says to your slot;
- any promised spare board way is there and labelled;
- a socket or charger's rating label matches the agreement;
- the meter arrangement is the one named.
Do not open panels or test circuits yourself: the work must be specified and certified by a licensed electrician, so bring one if the builder allows, and get findings in writing. Photograph and record anything missing before possession.
Section 14(3) makes it the promoter's duty to rectify defects, including in "any other obligations of the promoter as per the agreement for sale", brought to its notice within five years of handing over possession: one more reason the EV item belongs in the agreement. What follows possession, including a point that never arrives, is a separate stage; once a car is on order, the apartment timeline takes over.
Common questions
What does "EV-ready parking" actually mean when a builder says it?
Nothing fixed: an empty conduit, a spare board way, load set aside, a charger or a mix. Ask which, for your slot, and get it into the specifications with a route drawing.
Should I pay the builder's fee for an EV point at booking, or wire it myself later?
Set it against a retrofit estimate from your own route length, per-metre rate and labour line, and pay only if what it buys is written into the agreement.
What can I do if the brochure promised EV charging but the agreement for sale doesn't mention it?
Before signing, ask for it in the specifications and keep the dated brochure. Whether section 12 of the Act, on compensation for an "incorrect, false statement" in an advertisement, helps you is a question for an advocate.
Can I ask the builder to allot a slot where a charger can actually be installed?
You can ask; do it before allotment. Ask which slots the electrical design reaches, and get the slot number and level into the allotment letter and agreement. Whether the builder agrees is a negotiation, not a right we can point you to.