India, April 13 -- Gurugram recorded 229,964 vehicle registrations between March 2025 and April 2026, the highest in seven years since 2019, up from about 201,000 in the same period last year, according to regional transport authority (RTA) data compiled by Envirocatalysts, an environmental think-tank, highlighting continued dependence on fossil-fuel vehicles.

Petrol and ethanol-dependent vehicles (131,254), diesel (28,490) and petrol-CNG (24,082) remained the most preferred. Cleaner alternatives grew from a smaller base: only-CNG rose to 13,727 from 11,843 in 2024, while electric vehicles (including EV hybrids) declined to 12,530 from 13,091. Fossil hybrids rose sharply from 7,114 to 19,881. Since 2019, petrol and ethanol registrations ...