India's Energy Challenges Affect Cooking Electrification and Electric Vehicle Adoption

India faces significant energy challenges impacting both cooking and transportation sectors. Despite 332 million LPG connections, many households still rely on firewood, while electric cooking is now cheaper and more efficient than unsubsidised LPG, though scaling it raises concerns about grid capacity and costs. In the automotive market, electric vehicle adoption remains low due to consumer distrust in the electricity grid, influenced by past energy shortages and misinformation, but improvements in battery technology and grid reliability are gradually changing perceptions amid ongoing energy supply issues.