The transport sector currently accounts for 10 per cent of the total energy consumption in India. This is much lower than energy consumed by the transport sector in other countries (USA: 28 per cent; Germany: 28 per cent; UK: 18 per cent and China: 20 per cent). Energy consumption from passenger transport in developed countries accounts for over 50 per cent of the energy consumed by the transport sector as a whole in most OECD countries (Australia and New Zealand have a slightly lower contribution) (International Energy Outlook, 2016).