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Costly fuel pushes more Indians to buy electric cars but challenges remain
Key takeaways
- Nikhil Inamdar Nur Photo via Getty Images Interest in electric cars has spiked sharply against the backdrop of the Middle East conflict Are electric vehicles finally going mainstream in India?
- "The transition is no longer directional but substantive," India's automobile dealers association said in a press note recently.
- Adoption is accelerating particularly in larger cars priced above one million rupees ($10,481; £7,777), where one in every 10 vehicles sold is now electric.
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Nikhil Inamdar Nur Photo via Getty Images Interest in electric cars has spiked sharply against the backdrop of the Middle East conflict Are electric vehicles finally going mainstream in India? A slew of indicators suggests the transition may finally be gathering momentum.
The market for electric cars expanded by a solid 25% in the year ending March 2026, while EVs crossed the important 5% threshold in India's passenger vehicle market earlier this year - a figure often seen as a tipping point for mass-market adoption.
"The transition is no longer directional but substantive," India's automobile dealers association said in a press note recently.
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