India’s climate plan now includes a sustainable transport mission — the first addition in over a decade
Road transport contributes nearly 90% of transport emissions and a third of urban air pollution
EVs are just 7–8% of new vehicles. Electric buses? Only 6% of total sales
India has 1 charger for every 135 EVs. The global average is 1 for every 6–20
Most chargers run on coal power. Without renewables, EVs won’t cut emissions meaningfully
Fixing rail freight, scaling EV infra, and shifting to clean energy are essential for meaningful change