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Electric car & SUV registrations in India, May 2026

India registered 28,576 electric cars & SUVs in May 2026, 94.3% more than in May 2025. That is 6.9% 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 2026
28,576
vs May 2025
+94.3%, from 14,710
Electric share of all cars & SUVs
6.9%, up from 4.6% a year earlier

Which states have the highest electric share of cars & SUVs in May 2026?

In May 2026, among the 27 states and territories big enough to rank, electric share was highest in Telangana (16.0%) and lowest in Arunachal Pradesh (0.1%). Electric car & SUV registrations rose in 15 of 16 states and territories that had at least 200 in May 2025.

Electric cars & SUVs by state, May 2026, ranked by electric share
State or territoryElectric registrationsShare of India’s totalvs last yearElectric shareElectric share last year
1. Telangana3,78713.3%+172%16.0%10.0%
2. Chandigarh2470.9%–15.5%6.8%
3. Delhi2,6609.3%+166%14.3%7.1%
4. Goa2260.8%–11.7%7.5%
5. Andhra Pradesh9973.5%+126%11.0%6.7%
6. Odisha8332.9%+163%10.4%5.2%
7. Rajasthan2,2888.0%+178%10.3%4.7%
8. Kerala2,4398.5%+66.4%10.2%7.7%
9. Chhattisgarh5291.9%+153%8.9%4.2%
10. Maharashtra3,93013.8%+96.2%8.4%5.4%
11. Tamil Nadu1,9276.7%+90.4%6.9%5.0%
12. West Bengal6682.3%+62.9%6.3%4.9%
13. Karnataka1,7546.1%+12.5%6.1%6.5%
14. Gujarat1,8456.5%+85.4%5.8%3.9%
15. Uttar Pradesh2,0527.2%+77.8%4.6%3.1%
16. Madhya Pradesh6702.3%+59.9%4.5%3.4%
17. Punjab6132.1%+80.8%3.9%2.6%
18. Uttarakhand2270.8%–3.7%2.0%
19. Bihar2170.8%–2.5%1.1%
20. Jharkhand1480.5%–2.2%1.5%
21. Jammu & Kashmir1100.4%–1.7%0.7%
22. Puducherry230.1%–1.7%1.4%
23. Himachal Pradesh860.3%–1.7%1.1%
24. Assam870.3%–1.2%0.8%
25. Meghalaya8<0.1%–0.7%0.8%
26. Haryana1680.6%−69.4%0.6%2.4%
27. Arunachal Pradesh2<0.1%–0.1%0.2%

– 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 2026?

Tata Motors had 38.7% of electric car & SUV registrations in India in May 2026. It also grew fastest of the brands with at least 2% of these registrations and at least 1,000 in May 2025: up 118%.

Electric cars & SUVs by brand, India, May 2026
BrandRegistrationsShare of electric cars & SUVsvs last year
1. Tata Motors11,05838.7%+118%
2. Mahindra6,70723.5%+113%
3. MG5,33418.7%+16.1%
4. Maruti Suzuki1,6765.9%–
5. VinFast1,3014.6%–
6. BYD7652.7%+23.4%
7. Hyundai4791.7%−33.4%
8. Kia4611.6%–
9. BMW3751.3%+82.0%
10. Mercedes-Benz2220.8%–
11. Tesla360.1%–
12. Volvo Cars330.1%–
13. Stellantis (Jeep or Citroën)240.1%–
14. Porsche5<0.1%–
15. Isuzu2<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 2026?

Electric cars & SUVs by state, May 2026
State or territoryElectric registrationsShare of India’s totalvs last yearElectric shareElectric share last year
1. Maharashtra3,93013.8%+96.2%8.4%5.4%
2. Telangana3,78713.3%+172%16.0%10.0%
3. Delhi2,6609.3%+166%14.3%7.1%
4. Kerala2,4398.5%+66.4%10.2%7.7%
5. Rajasthan2,2888.0%+178%10.3%4.7%
6. Uttar Pradesh2,0527.2%+77.8%4.6%3.1%
7. Tamil Nadu1,9276.7%+90.4%6.9%5.0%
8. Gujarat1,8456.5%+85.4%5.8%3.9%
9. Karnataka1,7546.1%+12.5%6.1%6.5%
10. Andhra Pradesh9973.5%+126%11.0%6.7%
11. Odisha8332.9%+163%10.4%5.2%
12. Madhya Pradesh6702.3%+59.9%4.5%3.4%
13. West Bengal6682.3%+62.9%6.3%4.9%
14. Punjab6132.1%+80.8%3.9%2.6%
15. Chhattisgarh5291.9%+153%8.9%4.2%
16. Chandigarh2470.9%–15.5%6.8%
17. Uttarakhand2270.8%–3.7%2.0%
18. Goa2260.8%–11.7%7.5%
19. Bihar2170.8%–2.5%1.1%
20. Haryana1680.6%−69.4%0.6%2.4%
21. Jharkhand1480.5%–2.2%1.5%
22. Jammu & Kashmir1100.4%–1.7%0.7%
23. Assam870.3%–1.2%0.8%
24. Himachal Pradesh860.3%–1.7%1.1%
25. Puducherry230.1%–1.7%1.4%
26. Manipur14<0.1%–––
27. Meghalaya8<0.1%–0.7%0.8%
28. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu7<0.1%–––
29. Andaman & Nicobar5<0.1%–––
30. Nagaland3<0.1%–––
31. Tripura3<0.1%–––
32. Sikkim2<0.1%–––
33. Arunachal Pradesh2<0.1%–0.1%0.2%
34. Mizoram1<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.