India’s EV transition is moving at speed. But is it taking everyone along? The ZURI Policy Accelerator launches a new Lever Edition — a 12-month, 18-part inquiry into how gender equity can be embedded in the design of India’s EV policy. Featuring 12 articles and 6 gender responsiveness scorecards (ZURI Prism), this edition is a roadmap for policymakers, donors, think tanks & investors shaping India’s mobility future.

The EV transition powered by the EV Policy, is not just technological — it is economic, spatial, and social. This opening article surfaces the exclusions shaping India’s EV policies today — in vehicle design, workforce participation, charging infrastructure, and access to capital. It also introduces five structural levers that will guide this Lever Edition’s inquiry into a gender-responsive, inclusive mobility transition.

the Prism powers gender responsive policymaking. It helps shift the conversation from gender equality as an afterthought to gender equality as a design principle. From inclusion as a metric to inclusion as an operating system.