India’s Electric Vehicle sales trend | January 2025

Category-wise Electric Vehicle sales, Jan 2025 | India

Total Registered Electric Vehicle Sales – Jan’25 – 1,69,936 I Dec’24 – 1,42,915

India’s electric vehicle (EV) sales in January 2025 showed varied trends across categories compared to December 2024, as per Vahan Dashboard data. Electric two-wheeler (E2W) sales increased to 97,734 units from 73,651. E-rickshaw sales slightly declined to 38,824 from 40,844 units. Electric three-wheelers (E3W L5) for passengers grew to 12,885 from 10,632 units, while E-carts saw a marginal decline to 5,760 from 5,827 units. E3W L5 for cargo/goods increased to 2,490 from 2,130 units. Electric four-wheelers (E4W) rose to 11,247 from 9,116 units, and electric bus sales significantly increased to 360 from 176 units. Other EV categories saw a minor rise to 636 from 539 units.

Category wise-Sales Trend from Jan 2024 to Jan 2025

19,74,997 EVs sold in last 12 months from Feb 2024 to Jan 2025

A total of 19,74,997 EVs were sold in India between February 2024 and January 2025, based on vahan data from 1366 out of 1430 RTOs across 35 out of 36 states/UTs, excluding Telangana and low-speed e-2W sales. Monthly sales were as follows: January 2024: 145,079; February 2024: 141,743; March 2024: 213,104; April 2024: 115,911; May 2024: 140,662; June 2024: 140,140; July 2024: 180,174; August 2024: 157,275; September 2024: 160,476; October 2024: 219,658; November 2024: 193,003; December 2024: 142,915; and January 2025: 169,936. The highest sales were recorded in October 2024 (219,658), and the lowest in April 2024 (115,911).

Fuel wise 2-Wheeler Sales Trend, Jan 2024 – Jan 2025

The penetration percentage of electric vehicles (EVs) in the two-wheeler (2W) category increased from 6.2% in December 2024 to 6.4% in January 2025.

High Speed E-2Wheeler Sales Trend by OEM

Top players for the month are OLA Electric, TVS Motors and Bajaj Auto.

Fuel-wise 3W Passenger L5 Sales Trend

E-3W Passenger L5 Sales Trend by OEM

The top 3 brands for January 2025 regarding the number of electric passenger 3Ws registered are Mahindra Last Mile Mobility Ltd, Bajaj Auto and Piaggio Vehicles.

Fuel wise 3W Goods L5 Sales Trend

E-3W Goods L5 Sales Trend by OEM

In January 2025, Bajaj Auto, Mahindra Last Mile Mobility, and Omega Seiki led the sales of electric three-wheeler goods.

E-rickshaw Sales Trend by OEM

In January 2025, the e-rickshaw sales were led by YC Electric, SAERA Electric and Dilli Electric.

E-cart Sales Trend by OEM

In January 2025, the e-cart sales were led by YC Electric and Dilli Electric.

OEM wise E-4W Sales, Jan 2025

Others include Skoda, Porsche, JLR etc.

Tata Motors is the clear leader, with over 44% of the market share, followed by MG Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra.

OEM wise Electric Bus Sales, Jan 2025

Switch Mobility sold the most electric buses in January 2025, followed by PMI Electro Mobility and Olectra Greentech.

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Also Read: India’s electric vehicle sales trend | December 2024