The Federation of Automobile Dealers' Association (FADA) has said that India’s electric vehicle (EV) retail sales increased 74.08 per cent year-on-year to 3,33,364 units in September 2026 as compared to 1,91,497 units in September 2025. It said overall EV market penetration expanded to 13 per cent during the month, up from 10 per cent a year ago.
According to FADA, the electric passenger vehicle (PV) retail sales nearly doubled in September 2026 to 36,108 units from 18,559 units in the corresponding month last year. Two-wheeler sales rose 88.67 per cent to 2,07,314 units in September 2026 from 1,83,204 units a year ago. Electric three-wheeler sales also registered strong growth of 40.03 per cent, rising to 86,024 units in September 2026 from 61,434 units in the corresponding month last year. Electric commercial vehicle (CV) retail sales stood at 4,138 units in September 2026, up from 1,622 a year ago.
In terms of market share, the two-wheeler segment recorded 11.6 per cent growth in September over 8.2 per cent in the same month last year. Three-wheelers' share in the overall EV share increased to 56.7 per cent during September from 64.9 per cent in September 2025. Electric commercial vehicle segment's market share nearly doubling to 4.04 per cent during the month from 2.16 per cent in September 2025.
