Electric car & SUV registrations in India, October 2026
India registered 37,895 electric cars & SUVs in October 2026, 80.7% more than in October 2025, even though that was the month of Diwali (20 Oct 2025). That is 7.4% 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, October 2026
- 37,895
- vs October 2025
- +80.7%, from 20,977; Diwali (20 Oct 2025) fell in October 2025, not in October 2026
- Electric share of all cars & SUVs
- 7.4%, up from 3.6% a year earlier
Which states have the highest electric share of cars & SUVs in October 2026?
In October 2026, among the 27 states and territories big enough to rank, electric share was highest in Telangana (21.7%) and lowest in Arunachal Pradesh (0.3%). Electric car & SUV registrations rose in 14 of 15 states and territories that had at least 200 in October 2025.
| State or territory | Electric registrations | Share of India’s total | vs last year | Electric share | Electric share last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Telangana | 4,289 | 11.3% | +152% | 21.7% | 10.4% |
| 2. Delhi | 3,371 | 8.9% | +103% | 16.1% | 7.3% |
| 3. Kerala | 2,781 | 7.3% | +46.5% | 12.5% | 6.5% |
| 4. Andhra Pradesh | 1,393 | 3.7% | +158% | 12.2% | 5.9% |
| 5. Tamil Nadu | 3,037 | 8.0% | +113% | 9.9% | 4.4% |
| 6. Goa | 208 | 0.5% | – | 9.3% | 5.1% |
| 7. Rajasthan | 2,847 | 7.5% | +77.5% | 8.8% | 3.8% |
| 8. Maharashtra | 5,520 | 14.6% | +74.1% | 8.2% | 4.1% |
| 9. Odisha | 965 | 2.5% | +67.2% | 8.1% | 4.7% |
| 10. Karnataka | 2,628 | 6.9% | +22.5% | 7.7% | 5.4% |
| 11. Chandigarh | 121 | 0.3% | – | 7.3% | 8.6% |
| 12. West Bengal | 867 | 2.3% | +70.7% | 6.6% | 4.4% |
| 13. Gujarat | 3,006 | 7.9% | +137% | 5.4% | 2.6% |
| 14. Haryana | 1,659 | 4.4% | – | 4.9% | 0.5% |
| 15. Punjab | 873 | 2.3% | +111% | 4.9% | 1.9% |
| 16. Chhattisgarh | 381 | 1.0% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 3.0% |
| 17. Uttarakhand | 279 | 0.7% | – | 4.0% | 1.5% |
| 18. Uttar Pradesh | 2,121 | 5.6% | +14.1% | 4.0% | 2.7% |
| 19. Madhya Pradesh | 762 | 2.0% | +10.3% | 3.8% | 2.2% |
| 20. Himachal Pradesh | 154 | 0.4% | – | 2.9% | 1.5% |
| 21. Bihar | 207 | 0.5% | – | 2.1% | 1.2% |
| 22. Jammu & Kashmir | 110 | 0.3% | – | 1.7% | 0.8% |
| 23. Puducherry | 21 | 0.1% | – | 1.6% | 0.8% |
| 24. Jharkhand | 119 | 0.3% | – | 1.5% | 0.6% |
| 25. Assam | 86 | 0.2% | – | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| 26. Meghalaya | 10 | <0.1% | – | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| 27. Arunachal Pradesh | 5 | <0.1% | – | 0.3% | 0.4% |
– 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 October 2026?
Tata Motors had 39.5% of electric car & SUV registrations in India in October 2026. Of the brands with at least 2% of electric car & SUV registrations and at least 1,000 in October 2025, Mahindra grew fastest, up 89.8%.
| Brand | Registrations | Share of electric cars & SUVs | vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tata Motors | 14,977 | 39.5% | +81.5% |
| 2. Mahindra | 8,731 | 23.0% | +89.8% |
| 3. MG | 6,143 | 16.2% | +14.6% |
| 4. VinFast | 2,624 | 6.9% | – |
| 5. Kia | 1,445 | 3.8% | +91.9% |
| 6. Maruti Suzuki | 1,230 | 3.2% | – |
| 7. Hyundai | 780 | 2.1% | +46.1% |
| 8. BYD | 749 | 2.0% | +5.8% |
| 9. BMW | 475 | 1.3% | +30.1% |
| 10. Tesla | 290 | 0.8% | – |
| 11. Toyota | 194 | 0.5% | – |
| 12. Mercedes-Benz | 65 | 0.2% | – |
| 13. Stellantis (Jeep or Citroën) | 61 | 0.2% | – |
| 14. Volvo Cars | 38 | 0.1% | – |
| 15. Porsche | 15 | <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 October 2026?
| State or territory | Electric registrations | Share of India’s total | vs last year | Electric share | Electric share last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Maharashtra | 5,520 | 14.6% | +74.1% | 8.2% | 4.1% |
| 2. Telangana | 4,289 | 11.3% | +152% | 21.7% | 10.4% |
| 3. Delhi | 3,371 | 8.9% | +103% | 16.1% | 7.3% |
| 4. Tamil Nadu | 3,037 | 8.0% | +113% | 9.9% | 4.4% |
| 5. Gujarat | 3,006 | 7.9% | +137% | 5.4% | 2.6% |
| 6. Rajasthan | 2,847 | 7.5% | +77.5% | 8.8% | 3.8% |
| 7. Kerala | 2,781 | 7.3% | +46.5% | 12.5% | 6.5% |
| 8. Karnataka | 2,628 | 6.9% | +22.5% | 7.7% | 5.4% |
| 9. Uttar Pradesh | 2,121 | 5.6% | +14.1% | 4.0% | 2.7% |
| 10. Haryana | 1,659 | 4.4% | – | 4.9% | 0.5% |
| 11. Andhra Pradesh | 1,393 | 3.7% | +158% | 12.2% | 5.9% |
| 12. Odisha | 965 | 2.5% | +67.2% | 8.1% | 4.7% |
| 13. Punjab | 873 | 2.3% | +111% | 4.9% | 1.9% |
| 14. West Bengal | 867 | 2.3% | +70.7% | 6.6% | 4.4% |
| 15. Madhya Pradesh | 762 | 2.0% | +10.3% | 3.8% | 2.2% |
| 16. Chhattisgarh | 381 | 1.0% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 3.0% |
| 17. Uttarakhand | 279 | 0.7% | – | 4.0% | 1.5% |
| 18. Goa | 208 | 0.5% | – | 9.3% | 5.1% |
| 19. Bihar | 207 | 0.5% | – | 2.1% | 1.2% |
| 20. Himachal Pradesh | 154 | 0.4% | – | 2.9% | 1.5% |
| 21. Chandigarh | 121 | 0.3% | – | 7.3% | 8.6% |
| 22. Jharkhand | 119 | 0.3% | – | 1.5% | 0.6% |
| 23. Jammu & Kashmir | 110 | 0.3% | – | 1.7% | 0.8% |
| 24. Assam | 86 | 0.2% | – | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| 25. Manipur | 31 | 0.1% | – | – | – |
| 26. Puducherry | 21 | 0.1% | – | 1.6% | 0.8% |
| 27. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 18 | <0.1% | – | – | – |
| 28. Andaman & Nicobar | 12 | <0.1% | – | – | – |
| 29. Meghalaya | 10 | <0.1% | – | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| 30. Tripura | 7 | <0.1% | – | – | – |
| 31. Arunachal Pradesh | 5 | <0.1% | – | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 32. Ladakh | 3 | <0.1% | – | – | – |
| 33. Nagaland | 3 | <0.1% | – | – | – |
| 34. Sikkim | 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.