Electric vehicle registrations in Puducherry
Puducherry registered 7,323 electric vehicles in the 12 months to October 2026, 63.0% more than in the 12 months before, even though only those earlier months included Diwali (20 Oct 2025). That is 8.5% of all vehicles in Puducherry.
In Puducherry: All vehicles · Two-wheelers · Three-wheelers · Cars & SUVs · Trucks & buses · Electric vehicles
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 vehicles registered, 12 months to October 2026
- 7,323
- vs the 12 months before
- +63.0%, from 4,494; Diwali (20 Oct 2025) fell in November 2024–October 2025, not in November 2025–October 2026
- Electric share of all vehicles
- 8.5%, up from 6.5% a year earlier
- Electric vehicles registered in October 2026
- 609, +57.0% vs October 2025; Diwali (20 Oct 2025) fell in October 2025, not in October 2026
How many electric vehicles did Puducherry register in October 2026?
Puducherry registered 609 electric vehicles in October 2026, 57.0% more than in October 2025, even though that was the month of Diwali (20 Oct 2025). That is 8.9% of all vehicles in Puducherry.
How did each electric vehicle type do in Puducherry in October 2026?
| Vehicle type | Registrations | vs last year | Share of all electric vehicles | Electric share | Electric share last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric two-wheelers | 527 | +68.9% | 86.5% | 9.9% | 5.4% |
| Electric three-wheelers | 60 | – | 9.9% | – | – |
| Electric cars & SUVs | 21 | – | 3.4% | 1.6% | 0.8% |
| Electric trucks & buses | 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.
Which electric vehicle types are growing in Puducherry?
Electric two-wheelers were 88.8% of all electric registrations in Puducherry in the 12 months to October 2026.
| Vehicle type | Registrations | vs last year | Share of all electric vehicles | Electric share | Electric share last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric two-wheelers | 6,501 | +73.2% | 88.8% | 9.6% | 7.0% |
| Electric three-wheelers | 553 | +1.1% | 7.6% | – | – |
| Electric cars & SUVs | 236 | – | 3.2% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Electric trucks & buses | 33 | – | 0.5% | 2.7% | 3.2% |
– means too few registrations for a fair figure: under 200 a year earlier for a change, or under 1,000 for an electric share.
Which electric brands lead each vehicle type in Puducherry?
Brands are ranked within each vehicle type, never across types.
Electric two-wheelers
TVS Motor had 42.3% of electric two-wheeler registrations in Puducherry in the 12 months to October 2026.
| Brand | Registrations | Share of electric two-wheelers | vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. TVS Motor | 2,750 | 42.3% | +76.4% |
| 2. Bajaj Auto | 917 | 14.1% | +123% |
| 3. Hero MotoCorp | 789 | 12.1% | +212% |
| 4. Ather Energy | 783 | 12.0% | +38.1% |
| 5. BGauss | 402 | 6.2% | – |
Electric three-wheelers
Bajaj Auto had 32.7% of electric three-wheeler registrations in Puducherry in the 12 months to October 2026.
| Brand | Registrations | Share of electric three-wheelers | vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Bajaj Auto | 181 | 32.7% | – |
| 2. Piaggio | 120 | 21.7% | – |
| 3. Mahindra | 119 | 21.5% | – |
| 4. Atul Auto | 35 | 6.3% | – |
| 5. Omega Seiki | 13 | 2.4% | – |
Electric cars & SUVs
MG had 32.2% of electric car & SUV registrations in Puducherry in the 12 months to October 2026.
| Brand | Registrations | Share of electric cars & SUVs | vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. MG | 76 | 32.2% | – |
| 2. Tata Motors | 67 | 28.4% | – |
| 3. Mahindra | 59 | 25.0% | – |
| 4. Maruti Suzuki | 17 | 7.2% | – |
| 5. Kia | 6 | 2.5% | – |
Electric trucks & buses
Mahindra had 3 of the 33 electric truck & bus registrations in Puducherry in the 12 months to October 2026.
| Brand | Registrations | Share of electric trucks & buses | vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Mahindra | 3 | 9.1% | – |
| 2. Tata Motors | 1 | 3.0% | – |
| 3. Euler Motors | 1 | 3.0% | – |
– means too few registrations for a fair figure: under 200 a year earlier for a change, or under 1,000 for an electric share.
How does Puducherry compare with the rest of India?
Puducherry registered the 24th most electric vehicles of India’s 36 states and territories in the 12 months to October 2026, 0.2% of India’s total. Its electric share, 8.5%, is the 20th highest of 36 (India: 10.7%).
| Vehicle type | Electric registrations in Puducherry | Electric share, Puducherry | Electric share, India |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-wheelers | 6,501 | 9.6% | 8.8% |
| Three-wheelers | 553 | – | 61.6% |
| Cars & SUVs | 236 | 1.4% | 6.3% |
| Trucks & buses | 33 | 2.7% | 2.9% |
How many electric vehicles does Puducherry register each month?
| Month | Electric registrations | vs same month last year | Electric share |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 609 | +57.0% | 8.9% |
| September 2026 | 667 | +86.3% | 9.4% |
| August 2026 | 670 | +111% | 8.9% |
| July 2026 | 726 | +45.5% | 9.0% |
| June 2026 | 678 | +73.8% | 8.5% |
| May 2026 | 574 | +64.5% | 8.7% |
| April 2026 | 551 | +58.8% | 8.0% |
| March 2026 | 980 | +149% | 12.7% |
| February 2026 | 484 | +31.9% | 6.8% |
| January 2026 | 588 | +46.6% | 6.3% |
| December 2025 | 399 | +26.3% | 7.1% |
| November 2025 | 397 | +7.9% | 6.9% |
| October 2025 | 388 | −8.9% | 5.3% |
| September 2025 | 358 | −12.7% | 7.0% |
| August 2025 | 318 | −7.6% | 6.0% |
| July 2025 | 499 | +6.6% | 7.9% |
| June 2025 | 390 | +25.4% | 6.6% |
| May 2025 | 349 | +11.9% | 6.1% |
| April 2025 | 347 | +21.3% | 5.7% |
| March 2025 | 393 | −24.6% | 7.2% |
| February 2025 | 367 | −12.2% | 6.8% |
| January 2025 | 401 | +21.1% | 5.2% |
| December 2024 | 316 | +27.9% | 8.3% |
| November 2024 | 368 | +74.4% | 7.7% |
Registrations follow the festival calendar: the month of Diwali and the month after are usually the busiest of the year, and Diwali moves between October and November, so a month can look very different from the same month a year earlier. – 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.