India transportation - some quick facts

Total number of cars/taxis registered

45.2 M in 2019

Total number of two-wheelers registered

221.3 M in 2019

Newly registered cars/taxis cars

3.7 M in 2019

Newly registered two-wheelers

18.7 M in 2019

Passenger car / 1000 person

5 in 2001 -> 25 in 2019 

Ref. China: 214, US: 816

Share of diesel

18%

Share of gasoline GDI

9%

Share of gasoline MPI

66%

Share of CNG

6%

Share of hybrids and EVs

0.24%

PM2.5 air quality standard – India

Annual: 40 ug/m3

PM2.5 air quality standard – WHO

Annual: 5 ug/m3

No. of million plus cities exceeding NAAQS

10

Average annual PM2.5 in 27 million plus cities

51 ug/m3 (~25% > NAAQS)

New Delhi

PM2.5 in New Delhi

Annual ~ 140 in 2019 (3.5X NAAQS)

Number of days with poor-severe air quality in Delhi

183 (50% of the year)

Contribution from vehicles to PM2.5 pollution

25% in winter, 8.5% in summer

Carbon intensity of electricity production

707 g/kWh in 2020

Ref. China 580, US 352, EU 215

Share of coal generation

53%

Share of renewable electricity

38%