Plugged in but underused: The arithmetic behind India’s charging boom
India had 29,151 public EV charging stations by December 2025, of which 8,805 were fast and 20,346 slow. In 2022,...
10 October 2026
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Who carries the risk? The US$15.5-billion bill for India's e-buses shows why only state fleets are going electric
India’s electric bus market is finally behaving like a market. Sales rose about 35% to 5,412 units in FY26. The...
09 October 2026
India’s electrification math: Why 32% is within reach without new subsidies
For a country that spends heavily on diesel subsidies, LPG cylinders and coal, that is a striking claim. It says...
25 September 2026
India’s US$38.6-billion EV financing bet is running into a resale-value problem
For most of its life, India’s EV policy conversation has been about the front end of the transaction: subsidies, GST...
17 September 2026
India’s energy transition draws fresh capital across clean power, metals and electric mobility
Odisha’s $25.4 b UAE haul signals a state-led push to outcompete for global capital Odisha has returned from a three-day...
16 September 2026
India’s US$125-billion EV question: Why speed matters more than battery factories
For much of the past two years, the dominant story about India’s electric vehicle transition has been a story about...
07 September 2026
India’s EV market is racing toward US$ 191 billion, but minerals and manpower may decide its pace
Global oil markets have had a volatile 2026, and that volatility is quietly rewriting the electric vehicle story worldwide. If...
25 August 2026
India’s power grid has stopped being a pipe. It is becoming a queue
India solved its power shortage problem. It has not solved its power-sharing problem. For three decades, the country’s electricity story...
23 August 2026
Delhi's electricity transition: Why the answer lies in imports, not generation
Delhi does not have the option that most of India's power-hungry states have. It cannot simply build its way out...
10 August 2026
Solar localisation stalls; Hero invests $102 mn in Ather, Transition VC eyes $155 mn fund
Hero MotoCorp deepens India's EV push with $102 million Ather bet Hero MotoCorp's decision to deploy an additional ₹960 crore...
29 July 2026
Delhi’s EV pivot from subsidy to mandate signals a $130-bn test for India’s electric transition
Start with the figure that ought to concern every transport planner in Delhi: 1 per cent. That is electricity's share...
17 July 2026
India's EV component market booms to 2032, with batteries still the weak link
According to a new report from the India Energy Storage Alliance, India's EV sales rose from 2.0 million units in...
14 July 2026