NEW DELHI: India’s passenger vehicle market appears to be moving beyond the phase where alternative powertrains were a niche choice. In Aug, CNG, hybrid and electric vehicles together overtook petrol-powered cars for the first time, pointing to a broader change in how buyers are weighing fuel costs, technology and long-term ownership.

Cleaner-fuel vehicles now account for 42 percent of passenger car sales in India. This marks the first time these alternatives have outsold petrol-powered vehicles. Petrol's…

India's passenger vehicle market sees a shift to cleaner fuels, with CNG, hybrids, and EVs surpassing petrol sales for the first time.

Alternative fuels such as CNG, electric and hybrids collectively overtake petrol variants in PVs for the first time