India, Aug. 20 -- Electric two-wheelers are transforming daily life in Tamil Nadu, as seen in Chennai where a schoolgirl studies comfortably on her mother's silent e-scooter despite the heat.

Official data shows electric two-wheelers make up over 83% of 1,74,477 vehicle registrations in 2025, with more than 1,16,461 sold by June 2026, underscoring their dominance in the state's e-mobility boom.

It is quarter to one in the afternoon at the Alwarpeth signal in Chennai. Ruby (name changed), a Class 7 student, sits comfortably on the back of her mother's scooter, engrossed in reading her course book. This scene would have been understandable if it were from a cooler region, but the temperature here is 37 degrees Celsius, and on top of that,...