Electric car & SUV registrations in India, May 2023
India registered 8,479 electric cars & SUVs in May 2023, 170% more than in May 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, May 2023
- 8,479
- vs May 2022
- +170%, from 3,145
- Electric share of all cars & SUVs
- 2.7%, up from 1.1% a year earlier
Which states have the highest electric share of cars & SUVs in May 2023?
In May 2023, among the 26 states and territories big enough to rank, electric share was highest in Kerala (6.5%) and lowest in Arunachal Pradesh (none). Electric car & SUV registrations rose in all 5 states and territories that had at least 200 in May 2022.
| State or territory | Electric registrations | Share of India’s total | vs last year | Electric share | Electric share last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Kerala | 976 | 11.5% | +274% | 6.5% | 1.7% |
| 2. Telangana | 770 | 9.1% | – | 5.1% | 1.2% |
| 3. Delhi | 794 | 9.4% | +5.4% | 4.8% | 5.0% |
| 4. Chhattisgarh | 191 | 2.3% | – | 4.8% | 0.5% |
| 5. Goa | 87 | 1.0% | – | 4.6% | 3.8% |
| 6. Karnataka | 1,012 | 11.9% | +329% | 4.4% | 1.1% |
| 7. West Bengal | 319 | 3.8% | – | 3.6% | 0.9% |
| 8. Maharashtra | 1,125 | 13.3% | +43.3% | 3.2% | 2.3% |
| 9. Chandigarh | 82 | 1.0% | – | 3.2% | 0.8% |
| 10. Gujarat | 710 | 8.4% | – | 2.8% | 0.7% |
| 11. Andhra Pradesh | 217 | 2.6% | – | 2.7% | 0.9% |
| 12. Rajasthan | 424 | 5.0% | – | 2.6% | 0.7% |
| 13. Tamil Nadu | 538 | 6.3% | +164% | 2.6% | 1.1% |
| 14. Odisha | 105 | 1.2% | – | 1.8% | 0.7% |
| 15. Uttar Pradesh | 476 | 5.6% | – | 1.4% | 0.1% |
| 16. Uttarakhand | 62 | 0.7% | – | 1.3% | 0.6% |
| 17. Madhya Pradesh | 150 | 1.8% | – | 1.2% | 0.3% |
| 18. Haryana | 210 | 2.5% | – | 1.0% | 0.2% |
| 19. Jharkhand | 37 | 0.4% | – | 0.8% | 0.1% |
| 20. Bihar | 46 | 0.5% | – | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| 21. Himachal Pradesh | 22 | 0.3% | – | 0.6% | 0.1% |
| 22. Punjab | 64 | 0.8% | – | 0.6% | <0.1% |
| 23. Assam | 30 | 0.4% | – | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| 24. Jammu & Kashmir | 14 | 0.2% | – | 0.3% | <0.1% |
| 25. Meghalaya | 2 | <0.1% | – | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 26. Arunachal Pradesh | 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 May 2023?
Tata Motors had 75.5% of electric car & SUV registrations in India in May 2023.
| Brand | Registrations | Share of electric cars & SUVs | vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tata Motors | 6,404 | 75.5% | +139% |
| 2. MG | 575 | 6.8% | +105% |
| 3. Mahindra | 474 | 5.6% | – |
| 4. Stellantis (Jeep or Citroën) | 394 | 4.6% | – |
| 5. BYD | 206 | 2.4% | – |
| 6. Hyundai | 180 | 2.1% | – |
| 7. BMW | 88 | 1.0% | – |
| 8. Kia | 58 | 0.7% | – |
| 9. Volvo Cars | 45 | 0.5% | – |
| 10. Mercedes-Benz | 29 | 0.3% | – |
| 11. Audi | 10 | 0.1% | – |
| 12. Porsche | 6 | 0.1% | – |
| 13. 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 May 2023?
| State or territory | Electric registrations | Share of India’s total | vs last year | Electric share | Electric share last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Maharashtra | 1,125 | 13.3% | +43.3% | 3.2% | 2.3% |
| 2. Karnataka | 1,012 | 11.9% | +329% | 4.4% | 1.1% |
| 3. Kerala | 976 | 11.5% | +274% | 6.5% | 1.7% |
| 4. Delhi | 794 | 9.4% | +5.4% | 4.8% | 5.0% |
| 5. Telangana | 770 | 9.1% | – | 5.1% | 1.2% |
| 6. Gujarat | 710 | 8.4% | – | 2.8% | 0.7% |
| 7. Tamil Nadu | 538 | 6.3% | +164% | 2.6% | 1.1% |
| 8. Uttar Pradesh | 476 | 5.6% | – | 1.4% | 0.1% |
| 9. Rajasthan | 424 | 5.0% | – | 2.6% | 0.7% |
| 10. West Bengal | 319 | 3.8% | – | 3.6% | 0.9% |
| 11. Andhra Pradesh | 217 | 2.6% | – | 2.7% | 0.9% |
| 12. Haryana | 210 | 2.5% | – | 1.0% | 0.2% |
| 13. Chhattisgarh | 191 | 2.3% | – | 4.8% | 0.5% |
| 14. Madhya Pradesh | 150 | 1.8% | – | 1.2% | 0.3% |
| 15. Odisha | 105 | 1.2% | – | 1.8% | 0.7% |
| 16. Goa | 87 | 1.0% | – | 4.6% | 3.8% |
| 17. Chandigarh | 82 | 1.0% | – | 3.2% | 0.8% |
| 18. Punjab | 64 | 0.8% | – | 0.6% | <0.1% |
| 19. Uttarakhand | 62 | 0.7% | – | 1.3% | 0.6% |
| 20. Bihar | 46 | 0.5% | – | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| 21. Jharkhand | 37 | 0.4% | – | 0.8% | 0.1% |
| 22. Assam | 30 | 0.4% | – | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| 23. Himachal Pradesh | 22 | 0.3% | – | 0.6% | 0.1% |
| 24. Jammu & Kashmir | 14 | 0.2% | – | 0.3% | <0.1% |
| 25. Puducherry | 6 | 0.1% | – | – | – |
| 26. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 4 | <0.1% | – | – | – |
| 27. Manipur | 4 | <0.1% | – | – | – |
| 28. Meghalaya | 2 | <0.1% | – | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 29. Tripura | 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.
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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.