- As of 2015, India had approximately 230 million registered vehicles. Over 70% of India’s registered vehicles are two-wheelers.
- In 2013, India had 132.55 million registered two-wheelers and 25 million registered cars. According to India’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, the transport sector accounts for 70% of all retail diesel sales and 95% of all retail petrol sales.

Senior Research Associate
Yagyavalk Bhatt is an energy professional with more than seven years of experience in the transportation and electricity domain. His…
Yagyavalk Bhatt is an energy professional with more than seven years of experience in the transportation and electricity domain. His research focuses on transportation demand planning, demand and supply models of energy and transportation systems, and cost-benefit analysis. His work includes policy analysis of South Asia’s clean energy transition. His work also focuses on the impact of supply- and demand-side policies on the adoption of fuel-efficient transportation modes and their associated energy demand. He has authored and contributed to numerous research papers and studies related to the transportation and electricity sectors. Yagyavalk has a master’s degree in renewable energy management and engineering from The Energy Resource Institute (TERI) University, India, and a bachelor’s degree in electronics and communication.
Expertise
- Policy Analysis
- Transport Demand Modeling
- Sustainable Transport
- Clean Energy Transition
- Renewable Energy and Climate Change
Publications See all Yagyavalk Bhatt’s publications

India’s Long-Term Low-Carbon Development Strategy: The Decarbonization of its Road Transport Sector
As of 2015, India had approximately 230 million registered vehicles. Over 70% of India’s registered…
5th March 2023
Insights from India’s Journey to Over 100 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy
As of 2015, India had approximately 230 million registered vehicles. Over 70% of India’s registered…
7th December 2022