Stepping on the gas: CNG fuel of choice in green mobility quest

Amid a shift in mobility trends and people increasingly opting for less polluting energy sources, sales of compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles increased more than 82 per cent in the past five years.

A total of 729,902 CNG vehicles were sold in 2022-23 against 400,825 in 2017-18, according to VAHAN Dashboard.

Though the increase in sales of CNG-powered vehicles has been significant, their share in overall vehicle sales remains minuscule as is the case with EVs. Of total 22,224,702 vehicles sold in India in FY23, the share of CNG vehicles stood at just 3.28 per cent.