Electric car & SUV registrations in India, January 2023

India registered 3,897 electric cars & SUVs in January 2023, 135% more than in January 2022. That is 1.1% of all cars & SUVs in India.

Electric cars & SUVs: Electric cars and SUVs, including electric taxis.

Source: Vahan, the government’s vehicle registration system (Ministry of Road Transport & Highways). Updated 11 November 2026; complete months to October 2026. November 2026 is still being counted and is not included.

Electric cars & SUVs registered, January 2023: 3,897
vs January 2022: +135%, from 1,655
Electric share of all cars & SUVs: 1.1%, up from 0.6% a year earlier

Which states have the highest electric share of cars & SUVs in January 2023?

In January 2023, among the 25 states and territories big enough to rank, electric share was highest in Goa (2.3%) and lowest in Punjab (<0.1%). Electric car & SUV registrations rose in all 3 states and territories that had at least 200 in January 2022.

Electric cars & SUVs by state, January 2023, ranked by electric share
State or territory	Electric registrations	Share of India’s total	vs last year	Electric share	Electric share last year
1. Goa	43	1.1%	–	2.3%	2.2%
2. Telangana	454	11.6%	–	2.2%	0.7%
3. Karnataka	558	14.3%	–	2.1%	0.9%
4. Kerala	345	8.9%	+61.2%	2.0%	1.2%
5. Maharashtra	858	22.0%	+223%	1.9%	0.7%
6. Chandigarh	48	1.2%	–	1.9%	0.5%
7. Delhi	332	8.5%	+19.4%	1.8%	2.0%
8. West Bengal	121	3.1%	–	1.3%	0.7%
9. Andhra Pradesh	122	3.1%	–	1.1%	0.4%
10. Chhattisgarh	55	1.4%	–	1.1%	0.2%
11. Rajasthan	157	4.0%	–	0.9%	0.7%
12. Odisha	52	1.3%	–	0.8%	0.5%
13. Gujarat	213	5.5%	–	0.8%	0.4%
14. Tamil Nadu	200	5.1%	–	0.8%	0.6%
15. Jharkhand	41	1.1%	–	0.8%	0.1%
16. Haryana	140	3.6%	–	0.6%	0.1%
17. Madhya Pradesh	70	1.8%	–	0.4%	0.2%
18. Uttarakhand	16	0.4%	–	0.3%	0.7%
19. Bihar	19	0.5%	–	0.3%	0.2%
20. Himachal Pradesh	6	0.2%	–	0.1%	0.1%
21. Jammu & Kashmir	4	0.1%	–	0.1%	0.0%
22. Meghalaya	1	<0.1%	–	0.1%	0.0%
23. Uttar Pradesh	29	0.7%	–	0.1%	<0.1%
24. Assam	5	0.1%	–	0.1%	0.0%
25. Punjab	1	<0.1%	–	<0.1%	0.1%

– means too few registrations for a fair figure: under 200 a year earlier for a change, or under 1,000 for an electric share. States with fewer than 1,000 cars & SUVs registered (all fuels) in the period are left out of this ranking.

Which electric car & SUV brands led in India in January 2023?

Tata Motors had 71.4% of electric car & SUV registrations in India in January 2023.

Electric cars & SUVs by brand, India, January 2023
Brand	Registrations	Share of electric cars & SUVs	vs last year
1. Tata Motors	2,781	71.4%	+86.8%
2. MG	519	13.3%	–
3. BYD	154	4.0%	–
4. Hyundai	146	3.7%	–
5. BMW	132	3.4%	–
6. Kia	59	1.5%	–
7. Mercedes-Benz	50	1.3%	–
8. Volvo Cars	29	0.7%	–
9. Audi	11	0.3%	–
10. Porsche	4	0.1%	–
11. Jaguar Land Rover	2	0.1%	–

– means too few registrations for a fair figure: under 200 a year earlier for a change, or under 1,000 for an electric share.

Which states registered the most electric cars & SUVs in January 2023?

Electric cars & SUVs by state, January 2023
State or territory	Electric registrations	Share of India’s total	vs last year	Electric share	Electric share last year
1. Maharashtra	858	22.0%	+223%	1.9%	0.7%
2. Karnataka	558	14.3%	–	2.1%	0.9%
3. Telangana	454	11.6%	–	2.2%	0.7%
4. Kerala	345	8.9%	+61.2%	2.0%	1.2%
5. Delhi	332	8.5%	+19.4%	1.8%	2.0%
6. Gujarat	213	5.5%	–	0.8%	0.4%
7. Tamil Nadu	200	5.1%	–	0.8%	0.6%
8. Rajasthan	157	4.0%	–	0.9%	0.7%
9. Haryana	140	3.6%	–	0.6%	0.1%
10. Andhra Pradesh	122	3.1%	–	1.1%	0.4%
11. West Bengal	121	3.1%	–	1.3%	0.7%
12. Madhya Pradesh	70	1.8%	–	0.4%	0.2%
13. Chhattisgarh	55	1.4%	–	1.1%	0.2%
14. Odisha	52	1.3%	–	0.8%	0.5%
15. Chandigarh	48	1.2%	–	1.9%	0.5%
16. Goa	43	1.1%	–	2.3%	2.2%
17. Jharkhand	41	1.1%	–	0.8%	0.1%
18. Uttar Pradesh	29	0.7%	–	0.1%	<0.1%
19. Bihar	19	0.5%	–	0.3%	0.2%
20. Uttarakhand	16	0.4%	–	0.3%	0.7%
21. Himachal Pradesh	6	0.2%	–	0.1%	0.1%
22. Assam	5	0.1%	–	0.1%	0.0%
23. Jammu & Kashmir	4	0.1%	–	0.1%	0.0%
24. Manipur	3	0.1%	–	–	–
25. Puducherry	3	0.1%	–	–	–
26. Punjab	1	<0.1%	–	<0.1%	0.1%
27. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	1	<0.1%	–	–	–
28. Meghalaya	1	<0.1%	–	0.1%	0.0%

– means too few registrations for a fair figure: under 200 a year earlier for a change, or under 1,000 for an electric share.

About these figures

Are registrations the same as sales?

Not quite. A registration is a new vehicle registered at a transport office (RTO), usually within days of being bought, so registrations are the closest public count of retail sales. They differ from the factory dispatches (wholesale) that makers announce each month, which count vehicles sent to dealers.

How up to date are they?

Updated 11 November 2026. The figures cover every full month up to October 2026. November 2026 is still being counted, so it is left out of every total. Recent months can rise slightly for a few weeks as late registrations arrive.

Which vehicles are counted?

Two-wheelers: motorcycles, scooters and mopeds (bikes and scooters), including electric ones. Three-wheelers: auto-rickshaws for passengers and goods, and e-rickshaws. Cars & SUVs: cars, SUVs, MUVs and taxis: what the industry calls passenger vehicles (PV). Trucks & buses: goods carriers, buses, school buses, ambulances and other commercial vehicles (CV). Tractors, trailers and construction equipment are not counted (about 3% of all registrations).

More answers, including why FADA and company figures differ: how the figures are made.