Quarterly India EV Sales Trend for Q1 FY2025-26

Electric Vehicles Category-wise Sales Trend

India’s total automotive sales in Q1 FY2025-26 were 65,73,149 of which 5,49,736 were EVs, which accounts for 8.36% EV penetration in the quarter.

Trend from last 5 quarters – Q1 FY 24-25 to Q1 FY 25-26 (EV sales – Apr 2024 to Jun 2025)

Source: EVreporter Research, Vahan and Telengana Open data portal. Low-speed 2W data not included.

‘Goods Carrier’ refers to 4W cargo vehicles, including LCVs and HGVs, as categorised in Vahan dashboard. ‘E-rickshaw’ refers to low-speed electric 3Ws (up to 25 kmph) used for passenger transportation. ‘E-cart’ designates low-speed electric 3Ws (up to 25 kmph) used for goods transportation.

• The total number of electric vehicles sold in India from Q2 FY 24-25 to Q1 FY 25-26 (the last four quarters) is 21,72,393 units. The number of EVs sold in Q1 FY25-26 was 5,49,736.

• Electric vehicle sales are dominated by 2Ws and 3Ws, with a combined volume share of almost 91.41% among all vehicle segments in Q1 FY 25-26.

• For e-2Ws, sales decreased by 2.32% in Q1 FY 25-26 over the last quarter, while e-2W YoY sales increased by 32.7% (77,034 units).

• e-3W Goods L5 categories registered a QoQ decline of 9.75%. The rest of the categories witnessed a QoQ growth, including a notable 23.1% growth in the e-Bus category.

• e-3W Pax L5 sales witnessed the highest YoY growth of 118.09% (44,951 units), among all other segments. Looking at more YoY changes, e-4W and e-Bus witnessed growth of 87.72% and 99.49% respectively, in Q1 FY 25-26 compared to Q1 FY 24-25.

Vehicle Category-wise EV Penetration in Q1 2025-26 vs Q4 2024-25

Note – 3W E-rickshaw and E-carts not considered for calculation of segment-wise EV penetration.

L5M – passenger 3W L5 vehicles | L5N – Cargo 3W L5 vehicles

• In Q1 2025-26, the penetration of electric vehicles in the 3W passenger category reached an impressive 30.98%, up from 26.32% penetration in Q4 2024-25.

• EV penetration in the 3W cargo category stands at 22.39% in Q1 2025-26, up from 21.98% in Q4 2024-25.

• EV Penetration for 2Ws decreased, accounting for 6.3% of total 2W sales in India in Q1 2025-26.

• EV penetration in the 4W segment increased, making up 4.4% of total 4W sales in India in Q1 2025-26. EV penetration in the Bus sales declined to 4.96% in Q1 FY 25-26 from 5.01% in Q4.

This is an excerpt from EVreporter FY2025-26 Q1 Report. The full report, including state-wise and top OEM-wise sales and policy updates, new launches and investments in the quarter is available on the EVreporter Data Portal.

Also read: West India EV sales and penetration trend (Jan-25 to Jun-25)