Telangana Leads with over 15% EV Penetration in Car Sales

Top 10 Indian States in % EV Penetration for Cars

• 31,06,827 cars were registered in India from Jan 2026 to July 2026, of which 1,84,428 were electric cars.

• Telangana recorded the highest EV penetration at 15.1% (18,005 units), followed by Chandigarh at 13.9% (1,963 units) and Delhi at 12.3% (16,476).

• Tata Motors maintained leadership, selling 72,270 electric cars, accounting for 39.2% of total e-4W sales.

• Mahindra & Mahindra and JSW MG Motor remained the strongest challengers, with 42,838 and 38,199 units, respectively.

The top 3 OEMs contributed over 83% of total e-4W sales. The top 10 states together accounted for 65.8% of the total electric car sales.

OEM-wise Sales Trend for Electric Cars

This article was first published in EVreporter Aug 2026 magazine.

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