Ola’s pilot project to test a fleet of electric vehicles in Nagpur was expected to herald a coming revolution in the Indian automobile industry. So far, it has only exposed fractures in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitions to make all new vehicles electric by 2030. With an initial investment of about $8 million, SoftBank-backed Ola launched the project last year at an event that had all the trappings of a state function, including a flag-off by Transport minister Nitin Gadkari. But nine months later, the program has hit a snag: Ola drivers, unhappy with long wait ...