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The electric vehicle revolution in India has already changed lives. If you haven’t noticed, maybe because you live in the posh parts, small battery-operated ‘e-rickshaws’ has spread like wildfire. But this is a largely unorganized sector. Data from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, also known as SIAM, said that only 1823 units had been sold in July 2022. However, the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations, or FADA, which uses registration data from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways’ VAHAN portal, said that 25,984 such vehicles—this is counting only passenger e-rickshaws—were sold and registered in India last month. Just for comparison, the same data from FADA shows that only 16,708 units of petrol-powered passenger three-wheelers were sold in the previous year.

A quick note on the reason for this discrepancy in numbers—SIAM only counts data provided by its members and even then, some companies like BMW do not oblige. According to SIAM data, Mahindra produced and sold over 1,500 e-rickshaws to be the leader in this space. FADA information is based on actual registrations, and although those numbers can take some time to reflect on the registration portal, it captures the unorganized nature of this segment. Even some relatively large new players in the e-rickshaw space, such as Delhi-based Omega Seiki Mobility, give tough competition to Mahindra, particularly in the goods three-wheeler space. If you live in the National Capital Region, note the vehicle your next e-commerce delivery comes ________. Chances are that it might be electric.
Sifting through the data shows over a million e-rickshaws ferrying passengers across India. If you travel a fair bit, you’ll notice that these small, dinky vehicles tend to be concentrated more toward the north. This is partly because of the flat nature of the plains and the dire need for local transportation. And these small vehicles are already creating a significant economic impact.