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Fuel read · Aug 2026
Petrol is the largest fuel bucket at 48.9% penetration. The useful signal is the penetration change: it shows which fuels are gaining mix, even when total registrations rise or fall together.
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Fuel mix
All India fuel mix for Aug 2026, the latest published month - registrations, Pen % change, and FY 2026-27.
Leading fuel · Aug 2026
Petrol leads with 48.9% penetration and 41,264 registrations.
Fuel mix · Aug 2026
- Petrol
Aug 2026: 48.9% Pen · 41,264 units
-3.0pp YoY · FY 2026-27 49.6%
- CNG
Aug 2026: 24.3% Pen · 20,466 units
+2.9pp YoY · FY 2026-27 23.8%
- Diesel
Aug 2026: 16.9% Pen · 14,262 units
-1.3pp YoY · FY 2026-27 17.0%
- EV
Aug 2026: 7.9% Pen · 6,691 units
+2.0pp YoY · FY 2026-27 7.3%
- Strong Hybrid
Aug 2026: 2.0% Pen · 1,686 units
-0.7pp YoY · FY 2026-27 2.2%
| # | Fuel | Aug 2026 reg | YoY | Pen. | Δ pen. YoY | FY 2026-27 reg | FY YTD YoY | FY pen. | Δ FY pen. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petrol | 41.3K | — | 48.9% | -3.0 | 8.72L | -3.8% | 49.6% | -3.8 |
| 2 | CNG | 20.5K | — | 24.3% | +2.9 | 4.18L | +20.0% | 23.8% | +3.3 |
| 3 | Diesel | 14.3K | — | 16.9% | -1.3 | 2.99L | -4.7% | 17.0% | -1.5 |
| 4 | EV | 6.7K | — | 7.9% | +2.0 | 1.29L | +55.1% | 7.3% | +2.4 |
| 5 | Strong Hybrid | 1.7K | — | 2.0% | -0.7 | 39.1K | -12.6% | 2.2% | -0.4 |