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August Makes History as Alternative Fuels Overtake Petrol for the First Time

August 2026 will be remembered as a watershed moment in India’s automotive history. For the first time ever, alternative fuels — CNG, hybrid, and electric combined — overtook petrol in the passenger vehicle market. That single development, more than any volume record, signals how fundamentally the country’s mobility landscape is shifting. Total retail registrations stood […]