electric vehicles

October 7, 2026 4:15 PM

India’s EV retail sales surge 74% to record 3.33 lakh units in September: FADA

India’s electric vehicle market recorded its highest-ever monthly retail sales in September, with total sales reaching 3,33,634 units, registering a 74 per cent year-on-year increase, according to data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) on Wednesday. EV penetration across vehicle categories also rose to around 13 per cent in September, compared with approximately 10 per cent during the same month last year. The record performance was driven by strong...

October 1, 2026 9:39 PM

PM E-DRIVE accelerates India’s electric mobility push with 26.59 lakh EV sales, ₹11,900-crore outlay

India’s transition towards electric mobility is gaining momentum under the PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) Scheme, with 26.59 lakh electric vehicles sold as of June 2026 against an incentive-supported target of around 28.30 lakh EVs. With an outlay of ₹11,900 crore and implementation extended until March 2028, the scheme is supporting EV adoption, charging infrastructure, electric buses and the development of a domestic electric vehicle manufacturi...

October 1, 2026 4:44 PM

From broom to bot: Technology brings smarter, safer urban sanitation

Technology is increasingly transforming urban sanitation in India, with digital dashboards, artificial intelligence-powered robots and electric vehicles being deployed to make waste management smarter, safer and more efficient. As the Swachh Bharat Mission enters a new phase of technology-enabled sanitation, cities are adopting digital platforms to improve service delivery, robots to undertake hazardous cleaning and electric vehicles for cleaner door-to-door waste collection. In Raipur...

September 25, 2026 10:38 AM

Delhi govt has received over 5,500 applications for incentives under new EV policy

The Delhi government has received 5,678 applications for incentives under the Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2026 since its implementation in July this year, officials said on Thursday. Of the total applications received, as many as 1,664 have been processed and Rs 4.8 crore have been released by the government under different incentive categories. "Mostly, the applicants for incentives belonged to two-wheeler EV category, accounting for 1,648 beneficiaries of the total applications pro...

September 16, 2026 6:36 PM

India’s shift to electric mobility a strategic imperative for Viksit Bharat: Rajiv Gauba

NITI Aayog has launched the second edition of the India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI), with Rajiv Gauba describing the transition to electric mobility as an economic, environmental and strategic imperative for achieving the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision. Addressing a NITI Aayog workshop on State EV policies, Gauba highlighted the rapid global shift towards electric vehicles. He noted that in 2025, electric cars accounted for around one-tenth of new car sales in the United States, more than a quart...

September 7, 2026 12:27 PM

Auto retail sales hit record 24.23 lakh units in Aug; alternative-fuel PVs overtake petrol: FADA

Automobile retail sales in India grew 17.51 per cent to a record 24,23,201 units in August, riding on continued momentum of GST 2.0 despite a seasonal monsoon lull and the delayed onset of the festive calendar, the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) said on Monday. In August last year, total automobile retail sales in India stood at 20,62,038 units, FADA said in a statement. For the first time in India’s history, PV alternative-fuel share (CNG + Hybrid + EV) reached 41.95 p...

August 20, 2026 3:57 PM

India’s electric mobility revolution powers the journey towards global EV leadership

India is witnessing a fundamental transformation of its transportation landscape as electric mobility moves rapidly from a niche segment to a mainstream component of the automobile industry. The country’s electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem has expanded dramatically over the past decade, driven by policy support, rising consumer acceptance, technological progress, domestic manufacturing and growing charging infrastructure. The transformation is increasingly positioning India not only as a major EV...

April 24, 2026 4:15 PM

After call from Beijing, China’s auto industry races to embed AI in just about everything

It took China 25 years to dominate the market for electric vehicles. Now, the country's auto industry is hurtling toward the next disruption: Embedding artificial intelligence in cars that will make the next generation of EVs not just network-connected, but self-reasoning machines running on Chinese chips and software. China's most recent five-year plan released earlier this year presented a blueprint for "AI Plus," a national project to embed AI systems into manufacturing, healthcare and almo...

December 23, 2025 4:03 PM

Tata Motors crosses 2.5 lakh electric vehicle milestone in India

Tata Motors has crossed a major milestone in India’s electric mobility journey, with over 2.5 lakh TATA.ev cars now running on Indian roads, the company announced on Tuesday. The achievement reinforces Tata Motors’ leadership in the country’s rapidly expanding electric passenger vehicle segment, at a time when EVs are increasingly being adopted by mainstream consumers beyond early adopters. Since the launch of its first mass-market electric car, the Nexon.ev, in 2020, Tata Motors has ste...

August 4, 2025 9:35 PM

NITI Aayog launches report on $200 billion electric vehicle opportunity in India

NITI Aayog on Monday launched its report titled “Unlocking a $200 Billion Opportunity: Electric Vehicles in India,” which provides a comprehensive assessment of the current challenges and strategic recommendations needed to accelerate India’s transition to electric mobility. The report was released by Rajiv Gauba, Member, NITI Aayog, in the presence of B. V. R. Subrahmanyam, CEO, NITI Aayog, Kamran Rizvi, Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries, O. P. Agarwal, Distinguished Fellow, NITI A...