India, Sept. 9 -- The prevalence of vehicles with green number plates on Indian roads has been rising. Not just in Metros, but in smaller cities as well. Take Lucknow, for example, where hundreds of CNG auto-rickshaws have been replaced by electric ones. In Mumbai, the iconic double-decker buses operated by BEST are now electric. And companies like Ather Energy in the two-wheeler space are developing pathbreaking technology, ensuring India is a global leader in electric two-wheelers.

But the fact of the matter is that the gold standard for EV adoption is the passenger car market. In August 2025, according to data released by the Federation of Automotive Dealers Associations (FADA) collated from the Ministry of Road Transportation and Hig...