Electric vehicles nearly doubled year on year in September 2026, while CNG added the most registrations during January–September. Beneath the national numbers, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Mahindra, Hyundai, Toyota and Kia are following six distinctly different powertrain strategies.
Mercedes-Benz India has officially scheduled the local launch of the all-new GLC Electric for November 4, 2026.
India registered 35,867 four-wheeler EVs in September 2026, up 93.5% year-on-year, pushing the Jan-Sep 2026 tally past 2.5 lakh units at 256,017, with Maharashtra topping both the monthly and year-to-date state rankings. Tata leads in majority of the states.
India recorded 4,22,802 passenger-car registrations in September 2026, up 31.8% from a year earlier and 2.6% from August. The headline growth was strong, but the quarterly picture was more restrained: Q3 registrations were almost unchanged from Q2.
The Union Cabinet has approved the ₹1.86 lakh crore Green Energy Corridor Phase-III, including ₹50,000 crore for 50 GWh of grid-scale battery storage and ₹1.36 lakh crore for intra-state transmission. While the scheme does not directly fund EVs or charging...
Porsche has launched the all-electric Cayenne in India at ₹1.77 crore, alongside the 1,156 PS Cayenne Turbo Electric at ₹2.27 crore. Both use a 113 kWh battery and 800-volt architecture, with up to 642 km of claimed WLTP range and...
Under CAFE III, an EV sold counts as three cars and a PHEV as 2.5 when a manufacturer's fleet efficiency is calculated, a credit worth roughly ₹59,000 per car in avoided cost. Small-car makers, meanwhile, face a tougher target than...
A nationwide group of 150 verified owners is asking Hyundai Motor India to extend battery and key high-voltage component protection to 15 years, citing Kia and overseas Hyundai precedents.
GARC in Chennai has received ₹221.13 crore under the PM E-DRIVE scheme to build a new crash-test facility with high-speed cameras, EV battery testing, and ADAS testing, part of a broader push toward a more instrumented, traceable EV ecosystem in...
TATA has extended its Battery-as-a-Service offering across its entire EV portfolio, using a dual-loan structure that finances the vehicle and battery separately. The article explains what the quoted BaaS prices and ₹/km figures actually represent and what buyers should consider...
