India sold about 25.51 lakh electric vehicles (25,50,865) in FY2025-26, according to Vahan registration data compiled by EVreporter, up 25.02% from FY 2024-25. That was 8.64% of all vehicles sold on EVreporter's count; PIB puts EV adoption in FY25-26 at 8.26%. The latest month, September 2026, set a record with 3,33,571 EVs registered.
Source · Vahan, figure for FY2025-26 (April 2025 to March 2026) · checked
| Period | Value (lakh) |
|---|---|
| FY2025-26 | 25.51 |
| FY2024-25 | 20.38 |
| FY2023-24 | 17.62 |
| FY2022-23 | 12.47 |
Counts differ by what is included. Autocar Professional's Vahan-derived tally for FY2026 is 24,52,921; EVreporter adds Telangana's own transport portal to the Vahan dashboard and gets 25,50,865. Neither counts low-speed electric scooters, which do not need registration.
| Measure | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| EVs sold, FY2025-26 | 25,50,865 | Vahan via EVreporter, FY2025-26 |
| EVs sold, FY 2024-25 | 20,37,831 | Vahan via EVreporter, FY 2024-25 |
| EV share of vehicle sales, FY25-26 | 8.26% | PIB, 5 Aug 2026 |
| EVs registered, September 2026 | 3,33,571 | Vahan via EVreporter, Sep 2026 |
| EVs sold, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 | 32,18,989 | Vahan via EVreporter, Oct 2026 |
| Vahan-only count, FY2026 | 24,52,921 | Autocar Professional, 6 Apr 2026 |
India Sold 25,50,865 Electric Vehicles Across Categories in FY 2025-26 … With total sales of 25,50,865 units of electric vehicles, EVs account for 8.64% of overall automobile sales in FY25-26. … EV sales numbers for FY25-26 show a 25.02% YoY growth over FY24-25. … EVreporter Intelligence | Vahan Dashboard Data and Telangana Regional Transport portal … Low-speed e-2W data not included.
From a relatively small base of ~50,000 EVs sold in 2016, 2.3 million units have been sold in 2025. … Much of this progress was driven by motorised two-wheelers (12.8 lakh units) and three-wheelers (8 lakh units) sold in 2025. … EV adoption has seen a multifold surge, growing from 0.08% in FY15-16 to 8.26% in FY25-26.
Combined sales of zero-emission 2- and 3-wheelers, passenger and commercial vehicles at 2.45 million (24,52,921 units) made for robust 25% YoY growth (FY2025: 19,67,547 units). … In FY2026, the EV industry’s penetration level in overall automobile sales in India rose to 8.27% (of the 29.63 million vehicles) from 7.52% in FY2025 (of the 26.14 million vehicles).
In FY 2024-25, 20,37,831 units of electric vehicles were sold in India. … EV sales for FY 2024-25 show a 15.68% YoY growth from 17,61,520 units sold in FY 2023-24. … 12,46,634 units of EVs were sold in FY 2022-23. … Note – Low-speed e-2w data not included.
Total Registered Electric Vehicle Sales – Sep’26 – 3,33,571 I Aug’26 – 3,02,746 … Monthly sales peaked in Sep 2026 (3,33,571) and were lowest in Feb 2026 (2,03,731). … 32,18,989 EVs sold in last 12 months from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 … Source: Vahan Dashboard as of Oct 2, 2026. Low speed e-2W sales data not included.
Worked out by us: 25.51 lakh (25,50,865 ÷ 1,00,000, rounded); 24.53 lakh (24,52,921 ÷ 1,00,000, rounded); 20.38 (FY 2024-25: 20,37,831 ÷ 1,00,000, rounded (lakh)); 17.62 (FY 2023-24: 17,61,520 ÷ 1,00,000, rounded (lakh)); 12.47 (FY 2022-23: 12,46,634 ÷ 1,00,000, rounded (lakh)).
About 25.51 lakh (25,50,865) in FY2025-26 on Vahan registrations, up 25.02% from 20,37,831 in FY 2024-25.
8.26% in FY25-26, per PIB; EVreporter's Vahan count puts it at 8.64%.
A record 3,33,571 were registered in September 2026, up from 3,02,746 in August, on Vahan data.
2.3 million in calendar 2025, per PIB, mostly two-wheelers and three-wheelers.
This figure is from Vahan's own release or a report quoting it. We recheck it monthly. If you have a newer or better source, send it to us.
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