Electric car & SUV registrations in India, March 2023

India registered 9,356 electric cars & SUVs in March 2023, 139% more than in March 2022. That is 2.7% 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, March 2023: 9,356
vs March 2022: +139%, from 3,918
Electric share of all cars & SUVs: 2.7%, up from 1.3% a year earlier

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

In March 2023, among the 26 states and territories big enough to rank, electric share was highest in Delhi (8.2%) and lowest in Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh (none). Electric car & SUV registrations rose in 5 of 6 states and territories that had at least 200 in March 2022.

Electric cars & SUVs by state, March 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. Delhi	1,532	16.4%	+600%	8.2%	1.6%
2. Chandigarh	129	1.4%	–	5.0%	0.6%
3. Goa	110	1.2%	–	4.5%	6.3%
4. Kerala	1,109	11.9%	+235%	4.5%	2.0%
5. West Bengal	351	3.8%	–	3.9%	0.5%
6. Karnataka	1,066	11.4%	+356%	3.8%	1.1%
7. Telangana	528	5.6%	+163%	3.4%	1.4%
8. Maharashtra	1,386	14.8%	−32.3%	3.2%	5.2%
9. Tamil Nadu	571	6.1%	–	2.6%	0.8%
10. Rajasthan	442	4.7%	–	2.4%	0.7%
11. Andhra Pradesh	173	1.8%	–	2.2%	0.8%
12. Haryana	474	5.1%	–	2.2%	0.1%
13. Gujarat	498	5.3%	+102%	1.9%	0.9%
14. Chhattisgarh	96	1.0%	–	1.8%	0.4%
15. Uttar Pradesh	430	4.6%	–	1.3%	0.1%
16. Odisha	74	0.8%	–	1.2%	0.5%
17. Jharkhand	52	0.6%	–	1.1%	0.1%
18. Uttarakhand	50	0.5%	–	1.1%	0.5%
19. Madhya Pradesh	163	1.7%	–	1.1%	0.3%
20. Bihar	47	0.5%	–	0.7%	0.2%
21. Jammu & Kashmir	16	0.2%	–	0.3%	0.1%
22. Himachal Pradesh	9	0.1%	–	0.2%	0.1%
23. Assam	19	0.2%	–	0.2%	<0.1%
24. Punjab	15	0.2%	–	0.1%	<0.1%
25. Arunachal Pradesh	0	0.0%	–	0.0%	–
26. Meghalaya	0	0.0%	–	0.0%	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. 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 March 2023?

Tata Motors had 81.9% of electric car & SUV registrations in India in March 2023.

Electric cars & SUVs by brand, India, March 2023
Brand	Registrations	Share of electric cars & SUVs	vs last year
1. Tata Motors	7,659	81.9%	+109%
2. MG	607	6.5%	–
3. BYD	344	3.7%	–
4. Mahindra	266	2.8%	–
5. Stellantis (Jeep or Citroën)	218	2.3%	–
6. BMW	65	0.7%	–
7. Hyundai	58	0.6%	–
8. Volvo Cars	52	0.6%	–
9. Mercedes-Benz	42	0.4%	–
10. Kia	25	0.3%	–
11. Porsche	7	0.1%	–
12. Audi	6	0.1%	–
13. Maruti Suzuki	1	<0.1%	–
14. Jaguar Land Rover	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.

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

Electric cars & SUVs by state, March 2023
State or territory	Electric registrations	Share of India’s total	vs last year	Electric share	Electric share last year
1. Delhi	1,532	16.4%	+600%	8.2%	1.6%
2. Maharashtra	1,386	14.8%	−32.3%	3.2%	5.2%
3. Kerala	1,109	11.9%	+235%	4.5%	2.0%
4. Karnataka	1,066	11.4%	+356%	3.8%	1.1%
5. Tamil Nadu	571	6.1%	–	2.6%	0.8%
6. Telangana	528	5.6%	+163%	3.4%	1.4%
7. Gujarat	498	5.3%	+102%	1.9%	0.9%
8. Haryana	474	5.1%	–	2.2%	0.1%
9. Rajasthan	442	4.7%	–	2.4%	0.7%
10. Uttar Pradesh	430	4.6%	–	1.3%	0.1%
11. West Bengal	351	3.8%	–	3.9%	0.5%
12. Andhra Pradesh	173	1.8%	–	2.2%	0.8%
13. Madhya Pradesh	163	1.7%	–	1.1%	0.3%
14. Chandigarh	129	1.4%	–	5.0%	0.6%
15. Goa	110	1.2%	–	4.5%	6.3%
16. Chhattisgarh	96	1.0%	–	1.8%	0.4%
17. Odisha	74	0.8%	–	1.2%	0.5%
18. Jharkhand	52	0.6%	–	1.1%	0.1%
19. Uttarakhand	50	0.5%	–	1.1%	0.5%
20. Bihar	47	0.5%	–	0.7%	0.2%
21. Assam	19	0.2%	–	0.2%	<0.1%
22. Jammu & Kashmir	16	0.2%	–	0.3%	0.1%
23. Punjab	15	0.2%	–	0.1%	<0.1%
24. Himachal Pradesh	9	0.1%	–	0.2%	0.1%
25. Tripura	9	0.1%	–	–	–
26. Puducherry	5	0.1%	–	–	–
27. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	1	<0.1%	–	–	–
28. Andaman & Nicobar	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.

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.