How EVs came to dominate 3-W market

Of the 1.1 million three-wheelers sold in India this calender year (as of 24 November), more than 687,000, or about 60%, were electric vehicles (EVs), compared with a measly 4.1% for cars and 6.2% for two-wheelers, government data showed.

- Manas Pimpalkhare

Three-wheelers are, for a variety of reasons, far more amenable to the switch to electric than two- and four-wheelers.

This is especially impressive considering India’s first electric three-wheeler—an e-rickshaw by Saera Electric Auto—was launched just 14 years ago, in 2011.

The wide gap is due to the fact that three-wheelers are, for a variety of reasons, far more amenable to the switch than twoand four-wheelers.

Huge investments in electric three-wheelers have also led to near price parity with their fossil-fuel cousins, especially when factoring in their lower operating and maintenance costs.