Low penetration of electric cars in India? Hybrids may be the answer

In India, it's the hybrid market that Maruti Suzuki is understandably targeting

Surajeet Das Gupta | New Delhi
Last Updated at February 26, 2023 22:55 IST

EV penetration in both passenger cars and two-wheelers needs a boost if India wants to meet its aggressive green targets. Pure electric cars accounted for nearly 1 per cent (33,000) of 3.3 million car registrations in 2022. If hybrid electric cars sold last year (19,556) are included, the combined share of the two (e-cars and hybrid electric cars) would go up by only 0.5 percentage points in total car sales.

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