Overview
- The joint TERI and PNGRB report released on Wednesday recommends no single fuel fits all vehicles and urges a phased, segmented strategy that assigns fuels by vehicle type, region and use case.
- Using full life‑cycle analysis the study finds compressed natural gas currently has the lowest environmental burden for most passenger cars, taxis, buses and light commercial vehicles under India’s present electricity mix.
- The study identifies electric vehicles as the preferred long‑term option for high‑utilisation two‑wheelers and some three‑wheelers where charging access and economics support rapid uptake.
- PNGRB called for a level playing field across taxes, subsidies and infrastructure to let consumers compare true costs and stressed expanding compressed biogas blending as a way to cut imports and lower gas emissions.
- The report warns that uneven charging and CNG/LNG infrastructure, battery supply‑chain risks and grid carbon intensity will make the pace and location of transitions uneven and that policy, industry and investment choices will shape who benefits most.