New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- India's top carmakers have set an ambitious goal of achieving more than half their sales through electric vehicles, hybrids and CNG-fuelled cars by 2030-a push that will require them to increase the contribution from cleaner vehicles by up to 10 times over the next five years.

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd and Hyundai Motor India Ltd target EVs, hybrid and CNG vehicles to achieve the goal, while Tata Motors is focusing on EVs and CNG, according to their presentations and disclosures to investors. Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd has previously stated that it aims to reach 30% of sales through EVs by 2030, with no stated plan of introducing hybrid and CNG vehicles yet.

EVs made up about 3%, while hybrids constituted 2% of India'...