EV

The subsidies worked—but their time is up. India’s FAME schemes delivered precisely what they promised: over 1.8 million electric vehicles on the road, thousands of public chargers dotting city landscapes, and a population no longer puzzled by battery-powered transport. Mission accomplished. Yet as FAME II closes its books and PM E-DRIVE takes the baton until […]

The days of cheque-book environmentalism are numbered. For half a decade, India’s electric vehicle market thrived on government handouts and early adopter zeal—consumers queued for subsidies, manufacturers chased incentives, and policymakers celebrated rising sales figures. But as 2026 approaches, that script is being torn up. The country is pivoting from a subsidy-dependent model to something

The rumble of internal combustion engines is fading across India’s urban landscapes, replaced by the whisper-quiet hum of electric motors. What seemed like a distant automotive fantasy just half a decade ago has crystallised into roaring reality—India’s passenger electric vehicle segment has exploded by 68% year-on-year in the first ten months of 2025, shattering expectations

Whilst India’s electric vehicle revolution grabs headlines with flashy launches and soaring sales figures, a quieter transformation is unfolding in factory floors across the country. Metal cold-roll forming—a high-speed manufacturing process that shapes steel coils into precision-engineered profiles—has become the invisible backbone supporting India’s ambitious push toward manufacturing self-reliance. As EV production crossed 1.1 million

Imagine driving from Delhi to Goa in an electric vehicle without once worrying about where to charge. Just three years ago, this scenario seemed impossibly distant, yet today it’s becoming reality. India’s charging infrastructure has exploded from roughly 6,000 public stations in 2023 to over 29,000 by November 2025—a staggering 400% increase that’s fundamentally transforming

Picture an electric vehicle that doesn’t merely substitute petrol with electricity but actively learns from your driving patterns, predicts maintenance needs before breakdowns occur, and optimises battery performance in real time. This isn’t futuristic fantasy—it’s India’s emerging reality, where artificial intelligence is orchestrating a silent revolution beneath the more visible transition to electric mobility. Whilst

India’s automotive landscape is experiencing an unprecedented transformation, one that would have seemed improbable just half a decade ago. In what can only be described as a market revolution, Chinese-backed electric vehicle manufacturers have surged from complete obscurity in 2019 to commanding an impressive 33% market share by volume in 2025. This meteoric rise isn’t

Picture a nation where over 20 lakh electric vehicles silently navigate bustling streets, powered not by fossil fuels but by cutting-edge battery technology that’s rewriting the rules of transportation. This isn’t a distant dream—it’s India’s present reality. As the country’s electric vehicle market surges with unprecedented momentum, one component stands at the absolute centre of

China’s tightening grip on heavy rare earth elements threatens to derail India’s electric vehicle ambitions before they truly accelerate. India imports roughly 65% of rare earths from China, a dependency that’s become alarmingly strategic as Beijing expanded export curbs progressively between April and October 2025. Key elements like samarium, gadolinium, and holmium form the backbone

South India has quietly transformed into India’s electric vehicle laboratory, where brands test bold marketing strategies that could reshape national adoption. Tamil Nadu boasts a 10.26% electric two-wheeler market share, whilst Karnataka pushes ahead with 12.92%, figures that dwarf most regions. Together, southern states captured nearly 46% of India’s electric car sales between January and