The air quality crisis in Northern India has led to a significant shift towards electric vehicles. In Delhi and the surrounding states, EVs are seen as a solution to reduce CO₂, NOx and particulate emissions from vehicles. The city’s draft EV Policy 2.0 has an aggressive target of 95% of new vehicle registrations being electric by 2027 – and even phases out CNG autos and old combustion vehicles to fight smog. Illustration by The Geostrata Delhi has ambitious subsidy plans (e