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Ritika Menon
Automobiles

Ritika Menon.

Covers India's EV transition and the infrastructure gap nobody in a showroom will mention — charging, range claims, and who's actually buying.

Articles by Ritika

35 articles
Luxury EV Launches Are Racing Far Ahead of the Plugs Their Owners Need

· 6 min read

Luxury EV Launches Are Racing Far Ahead of the Plugs Their Owners Need

India’s electric-car market is gaining glamorous new models, but showroom range figures cannot substitute for dependable intercity charging and functioning apartment access. The transition will stall if infrastructure remains an app-based treasure hunt.

India’s EV Showrooms Sell Range; Our Cities Still Sell Uncertainty

· 6 min read

India’s EV Showrooms Sell Range; Our Cities Still Sell Uncertainty

Electric cars are becoming credible, but public charging remains fragmented, unreliable and badly communicated. The transition will accelerate only when a driver can trust the charger, payment system and queue—not merely the battery brochure.

India’s EV Revolution Still Ends at the Apartment Parking Meeting

· 5 min read

India’s EV Revolution Still Ends at the Apartment Parking Meeting

Public chargers and highway corridors matter, but the decisive infrastructure battle is less glamorous: sanctioned load, reliable uptime and permission to charge where cars sleep. Showrooms sell range; ownership depends on sockets and governance.

The Nexon EV Works Best When You Can Ignore Public Charging

· 5 min read

The Nexon EV Works Best When You Can Ignore Public Charging

India’s popular electric SUV can be an excellent city car, but the ownership equation still depends heavily on private overnight charging. Showrooms sell range and savings; they should be equally candid about apartment permissions, charger uptime and slower variants.

India’s EV Transition Works Beautifully—If You Own a Driveway

· 4 min read

India’s EV Transition Works Beautifully—If You Own a Driveway

Electric cars are already compelling for home-charging households, but apartment residents and highway users face a different product. Showrooms sell range; ownership depends on parking rights, charger uptime and boring civic coordination.

India’s EV Sales Are Sprinting Ahead of the Charging Experience

· 7 min read

India’s EV Sales Are Sprinting Ahead of the Charging Experience

Rising electric-car sales are welcome, but public charging remains a fragmented service rather than dependable infrastructure. The transition will stall outside home-owning urban buyers unless uptime, access, pricing and apartment charging improve together.

India’s EV Sales Pitch Still Ends at the Apartment Gate

· 5 min read

India’s EV Sales Pitch Still Ends at the Apartment Gate

Subsidies and new models cannot solve charging anxiety when renters, apartment residents and highway drivers lack reliable access. India’s EV transition needs boring electrical and municipal work more than another showroom promise.

EV Sales Are Racing Ahead of the Charging Experience

· 5 min read

EV Sales Are Racing Ahead of the Charging Experience

India’s electric-car market is growing quickly, but sales graphs conceal the uneven reality of apartment charging, broken public units and highway anxiety. The transition will stall unless charging becomes a boring utility rather than a scavenger hunt managed through six apps.

EV Sales Are Racing Ahead of the Charging Experience

· 6 min read

EV Sales Are Racing Ahead of the Charging Experience

India’s electric-car numbers are becoming impressive, but the public-charging journey remains too uncertain for owners without private parking. The transition will stall socially before it stalls technologically unless reliability becomes the next policy target.

India’s EV Transition Will Stall in the Apartment Basement

· 5 min read

India’s EV Transition Will Stall in the Apartment Basement

New chargers on highways make good announcements, but most owners need dependable charging where they sleep. Housing-society rules, transformer capacity, uptime and transparent tariffs are the real infrastructure battle.

India’s EV Sales Are Growing Faster Than Its Charging Manners

· 6 min read

India’s EV Sales Are Growing Faster Than Its Charging Manners

Rising electric-car registrations are encouraging, but showroom range figures conceal broken chargers, blocked bays and payment chaos. India now needs boring, enforceable charging standards more than another triumphant launch.

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