✅How the 2026 Fuel Crisis is Rewiring India’s Passenger Vehicle Market📈 ✅EVs are growing. CNG is still strong. Diesel is fading. Hybrids are not gaining traction. ✅The big story: Alternate powertrain options are grabbing share from the traditional ones

“Incentives are important, but they only drive the initial push. It's the regulation that can shape the market. In India’s case, we must lead the #EV transition rather than following it,” said @amitbhatt4u, @TheICCT in response to remarks by @udaykotak, Founder, @KotakBankLtd, underscoring the need to accelerate the shift towards #ElectricMobility through a stronger and more effective regulatory framework. 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗧 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆. 𝗡𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱.

⚡️All the efforts of the EV community specially @AsheeshAroraEV @purohit__anuj @evelectree @rakeshkaswan have resulted in the draft fire safety guidelines being notified by the fire department ⚡️EV chargers are allowed in the first basement with ramps, ground floor, stilt parking, and the first level of the car park, having cross ventilation/mechanical ventilation from a fire risk point of view ⚡️ Clear-cut guidelines for private charging points ⚡️Draft Policy is open for public suggestions for 15 days. Email can be sent to technical-dfc@hry.gov.in Link to policy - api.revenueharyana.gov.in/ap…

⚡86,598 @Tataev Nexon EVs registered in India between 2020-2025. (Excluding Telangana) That's 37.8% of every Tata EV ever sold. One car. Five generations. One near-death in 2024.🚗 The full story, told through verified Vahan data 👇 evelectree.com/article/the-n…

⚡️ The fossil fuel era is ending faster than anyone predicted. 📉 We analyzed the last 8 years of Indian auto data. The tipping point is here. A deep dive into the massive CNG and EV fuel shift taking over the market. 🧵👇 🔗 evelectree.com/article/india… ➡️Please read through the🧵for each OEM's stats

⚡️Delhi draft EV policy for 2026-2030 is out. ⚡️While some states try to make money from EVs, Delhi is going all in on EVs Salient points ⚡️₹1,00,000 scrappage benefit for EV 4W for first 1,00,000 buyers ⚡️RTO waiver 100% for EVs and 50% for Strong Hybrids for vehicles up to ₹30,00,000 ⚡️2W to get maximum ₹30,000 subsidy and 3W to get maximum ₹50,000 subsidy (Details in images) ⚡️All new government vehicles will be EVs only ➡️ The government is asking for feedback on the policy for the next 30 days. Feedback can be submitted to evpolicy2026@gmail.com Policy link - transport.delhi.gov.in/sites…

The ongoing West Asia crisis is an important warning on India’s energy dashboard. India imports over 87% of its crude oil requirements. This crisis can be a huge opportunity.  A five-point agenda, comprising 100% electrification of two- and three-wheelers by 2030, CAFE-3, electrification of buses and trucks, a Right to Charge, and a Bharat battery ecosystem, is what the country needs right now. These measures must move together.   Delivering transformational change at scale is not new to India. It has done so before: Jan Dhan Yojana, UPI, solar energy, vaccination, and the shift from Euro IV to Euro VI while bypassing Euro V, among others. What is needed now is a similar level of clarity and execution in the EV transition. Today’s decisive action will shape supply chains, capital flows, and technological leadership for decades to come.  My edit piece in today’s HT:

Short 286 km drive in a day. Started with 91% SOC and ended at 15%. (146 Wh/km) AC running 90% of time at 24 degrees, speed 2. Bonus : No coal was harmed while making the electricity. (Fully charged from off-grid solar).

⚡️Limited-time offer on select Mahindra 180 KW chargers. Prices reduced to Rs. 16 per kWh GST. Details below 📍 Midway Premium, Dhilwan – NH3 (Delhi ↔ Amritsar)- maps.app.goo.gl/iGErmkbqr65S… 📍 Hotel Nanjundeshwara, Kyathasandra – NH48 (Bengaluru ↔ Goa)- maps.app.goo.gl/spAX6JN2tzKV… 📍 Hotel Albharwadi, Supe (Pune ↔ Ahilyanagar)- maps.app.goo.gl/m8qjMres5Xbt… You can access these chargers via the ChargeIN by Mahindra app or leading charging apps like ChargeMod, ChargeZone, Statiq, Electreefi, and others.

Celebrating a double win. XEV 9e takes home Car of the Year & EV of the Year at Auto9 Awards. @TV9Bharatvarsh #UnlimitLove #UnlimitIndia #MahindraElectricOriginSUVs #XEV9e

Latest Trip Update – Curvv EV (55 kWh) ⚡🚗 Finished a 2,800 km EV adventure in my Curvv EV 55 kWh 🚫 No range anxiety | 🚗 Maintained highway speeds Just an update for folks- (PS: Couldn’t capture dashboard pics, but happy to help with details) #EVCars #Curvvev

You came for everything. You still get it. Now Electric. The XUV 3XO EV. Everything you want. Now Electric. Price Starts at ₹13.89 Lakh.

This is what Majority chargers installed by Govt agencies are good for - To boast about the numbers and for babus to write in their files. Not even 20% of the claimed 27,432 OMC chargers are working properly 🤦🏻‍♂️. A good portion isn't energised and others simply don't work.

1/2 First trip review Curvv EV 55: Forward journey - 1] SoC 100%, DTE 442, ODO 592km 2] SoC 87%, DTE 379, ODO 642km Covered 50km in 13% 3] SoC 72%, DTE 370, ODO 728km Covered 86km in the 15% only (downhill) 4] SoC 22%, DTE 103, ODO 913km Overall Covered 321 km in 78%

When Nexon.ev launched in 2020, EVs were met with scepticism. So we built it not as a niche experiment, but as a real family car—practical range, long battery warranty, easy charging, and a drive that surprised people. Early owners didn’t just adopt it, they became evangelists. As India’s confidence in EVs grew, Nexon.ev evolved too—more range, better value, and now a lifetime battery warranty. This milestone belongs as much to the owners as it does to the teams that believed in the journey. ​#Nexonev #Gamechanger #TATAev #MoveWithMeaning

In just over 6 years, we celebrate 2,50,000 TATA EVs driving on Indian roads. Proof that we didn’t just build EVs. We built what made EVs work. #TATAev #MoveWithMeaning #250kAndBeyond

On Dec 8, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Car Accident A car travelling from Nagpur to Pune crashed into the central divider near Bangav Lahuki Phata after the driver failed to notice a speed breaker. The vehicle caught fire within seconds. All five passengers managed to jump out in time, which saved them from severe burns. The car, however, was completely gutted. This is the third accident at the same spot caused by the speed breaker, and travellers are demanding that the highway authorities take immediate action. #samruddhimahamarg