Indians travel nearly 5,000 kilometres (km) each year, a threefold increase since 2000. Vehicle ownership per person has grown five‐fold since 2000, with particularly significant growth in the fleet of two- and three‐wheelers. In the total vehicle stock of just over 200 million, the share of two- and three-wheelers is 80 percent (five times more than that of passenger cars) but their share of fuel consumption is only 20 percent. Three‐wheelers provide shared mobility and public transport, complementing a relatively low stock of 2 million buses that serve mass and public transport needs. Two- and three‐wheelers have grown faster than any other mode of personal transport in the last decade. The average daily distance travelled by two-wheelers in Indian cities is about 27−33 km with a maximum of 86 km and the average annual distance travelled is about 8,800 km with a maximum of 22,500 km.
Road emission control: Electrifying personal mobility in India | ORF (orfonline.org)
