Unpacking India's EV Transition: A Study on Consumer Perspectives, Adoption Constraints, and Fuel Cost Dynamics

India’s shift to EVs is gradually gaining momentum, but consumer related issues still remain. The researchhas been aimed at understanding what drives EV sales by emphasising on consumer perceptions, barriersto EV adoption and the impact of a rise in fuel prices Applying a mixed method research frameworkconsisting of descriptive statistics and correlation analysis, the research investigates key factors likeaffordability, charging infrastructure, range anxiety etc. The results provide insights into the behaviouraland economic barriers to mass adoption along with examining how Indian consumers perceive the conceptof EVs. It also provides a correlation of rising fuel prices and EV sales in India.