Electric car & SUV registrations in India, January 2026
India registered 21,649 electric cars & SUVs in January 2026, 62.2% more than in January 2025. That is 4.0% 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 2026
- 21,649
- vs January 2025
- +62.2%, from 13,344
- Electric share of all cars & SUVs
- 4.0%, up from 2.7% a year earlier
Which states have the highest electric share of cars & SUVs in January 2026?
In January 2026, among the 27 states and territories big enough to rank, electric share was highest in Chandigarh (11.1%) and lowest in Haryana (0.3%). Electric car & SUV registrations rose in 12 of 13 states and territories that had at least 200 in January 2025.
| State or territory | Electric registrations | Share of India’s total | vs last year | Electric share | Electric share last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Chandigarh | 246 | 1.1% | – | 11.1% | 5.2% |
| 2. Telangana | 2,219 | 10.2% | +56.7% | 10.3% | 6.9% |
| 3. Delhi | 1,863 | 8.6% | +105% | 7.4% | 3.8% |
| 4. Kerala | 1,994 | 9.2% | +61.9% | 7.3% | 5.5% |
| 5. Karnataka | 2,449 | 11.3% | +45.0% | 6.1% | 4.9% |
| 6. Andhra Pradesh | 558 | 2.6% | – | 6.0% | 2.0% |
| 7. Goa | 139 | 0.6% | – | 5.8% | 4.5% |
| 8. Odisha | 464 | 2.1% | +70.0% | 5.2% | 3.3% |
| 9. Maharashtra | 3,204 | 14.8% | +71.1% | 4.9% | 3.1% |
| 10. West Bengal | 597 | 2.8% | +11.8% | 4.6% | 4.5% |
| 11. Rajasthan | 1,455 | 6.7% | +81.6% | 4.6% | 2.8% |
| 12. Tamil Nadu | 1,460 | 6.7% | +39.0% | 3.9% | 3.1% |
| 13. Gujarat | 1,352 | 6.2% | +109% | 3.4% | 1.6% |
| 14. Uttar Pradesh | 1,644 | 7.6% | +68.6% | 2.4% | 1.6% |
| 15. Madhya Pradesh | 613 | 2.8% | +145% | 2.2% | 1.0% |
| 16. Chhattisgarh | 275 | 1.3% | – | 2.2% | 1.9% |
| 17. Punjab | 474 | 2.2% | – | 2.2% | 1.1% |
| 18. Uttarakhand | 132 | 0.6% | – | 1.5% | 0.9% |
| 19. Bihar | 135 | 0.6% | – | 1.2% | 0.9% |
| 20. Himachal Pradesh | 62 | 0.3% | – | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| 21. Jharkhand | 67 | 0.3% | – | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| 22. Jammu & Kashmir | 56 | 0.3% | – | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| 23. Meghalaya | 9 | <0.1% | – | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| 24. Puducherry | 10 | <0.1% | – | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| 25. Assam | 36 | 0.2% | – | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| 26. Arunachal Pradesh | 8 | <0.1% | – | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| 27. Haryana | 93 | 0.4% | −83.1% | 0.3% | 1.5% |
– 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 2026?
Tata Motors had 42.6% of electric car & SUV registrations in India in January 2026. It also grew fastest of the brands with at least 2% of these registrations and at least 1,000 in January 2025: up 53.7%.
| Brand | Registrations | Share of electric cars & SUVs | vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tata Motors | 9,214 | 42.6% | +53.7% |
| 2. MG | 5,596 | 25.8% | +13.4% |
| 3. Mahindra | 4,372 | 20.2% | +410% |
| 4. VinFast | 478 | 2.2% | – |
| 5. Kia | 395 | 1.8% | – |
| 6. Hyundai | 386 | 1.8% | +13.9% |
| 7. BMW | 384 | 1.8% | +86.4% |
| 8. BYD | 304 | 1.4% | −26.4% |
| 9. Maruti Suzuki | 224 | 1.0% | – |
| 10. Mercedes-Benz | 88 | 0.4% | – |
| 11. Stellantis (Jeep or Citroën) | 60 | 0.3% | −83.1% |
| 12. Volvo Cars | 41 | 0.2% | – |
| 13. Tesla | 38 | 0.2% | – |
| 14. Thukral Electric | 7 | <0.1% | – |
| 15. Porsche | 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 2026?
| State or territory | Electric registrations | Share of India’s total | vs last year | Electric share | Electric share last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Maharashtra | 3,204 | 14.8% | +71.1% | 4.9% | 3.1% |
| 2. Karnataka | 2,449 | 11.3% | +45.0% | 6.1% | 4.9% |
| 3. Telangana | 2,219 | 10.2% | +56.7% | 10.3% | 6.9% |
| 4. Kerala | 1,994 | 9.2% | +61.9% | 7.3% | 5.5% |
| 5. Delhi | 1,863 | 8.6% | +105% | 7.4% | 3.8% |
| 6. Uttar Pradesh | 1,644 | 7.6% | +68.6% | 2.4% | 1.6% |
| 7. Tamil Nadu | 1,460 | 6.7% | +39.0% | 3.9% | 3.1% |
| 8. Rajasthan | 1,455 | 6.7% | +81.6% | 4.6% | 2.8% |
| 9. Gujarat | 1,352 | 6.2% | +109% | 3.4% | 1.6% |
| 10. Madhya Pradesh | 613 | 2.8% | +145% | 2.2% | 1.0% |
| 11. West Bengal | 597 | 2.8% | +11.8% | 4.6% | 4.5% |
| 12. Andhra Pradesh | 558 | 2.6% | – | 6.0% | 2.0% |
| 13. Punjab | 474 | 2.2% | – | 2.2% | 1.1% |
| 14. Odisha | 464 | 2.1% | +70.0% | 5.2% | 3.3% |
| 15. Chhattisgarh | 275 | 1.3% | – | 2.2% | 1.9% |
| 16. Chandigarh | 246 | 1.1% | – | 11.1% | 5.2% |
| 17. Goa | 139 | 0.6% | – | 5.8% | 4.5% |
| 18. Bihar | 135 | 0.6% | – | 1.2% | 0.9% |
| 19. Uttarakhand | 132 | 0.6% | – | 1.5% | 0.9% |
| 20. Haryana | 93 | 0.4% | −83.1% | 0.3% | 1.5% |
| 21. Jharkhand | 67 | 0.3% | – | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| 22. Himachal Pradesh | 62 | 0.3% | – | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| 23. Jammu & Kashmir | 56 | 0.3% | – | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| 24. Assam | 36 | 0.2% | – | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| 25. Manipur | 11 | 0.1% | – | – | – |
| 26. Puducherry | 10 | <0.1% | – | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| 27. Meghalaya | 9 | <0.1% | – | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| 28. Arunachal Pradesh | 8 | <0.1% | – | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| 29. Andaman & Nicobar | 8 | <0.1% | – | – | – |
| 30. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 5 | <0.1% | – | – | – |
| 31. Tripura | 4 | <0.1% | – | – | – |
| 32. Sikkim | 3 | <0.1% | – | – | – |
| 33. Mizoram | 2 | <0.1% | – | – | – |
| 34. Ladakh | 1 | <0.1% | – | – | – |
| 35. Nagaland | 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.
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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.