Maharashtra has retained its position as India’s leading state for electric passenger vehicle (e-PV) adoption, registering the highest demand for electric cars, SUVs and MPVs in CY2025. The state has more than doubled its electric passenger vehicle sales year-on-year, led by strong growth in the country’s financial capital Mumbai.
In CY2025, Maharashtra recorded retail sales of 30,596 electric passenger vehicles, a strong growth of 103% year-on-year compared to 15,038 units sold in CY2024. This performance translated into a record 17% share in India’s e-PV sales during the year, up from 15% share in the previous calendar year.
Apart from passenger vehicles, Maharashtra continued to dominate other key electric mobility segments. The state remained India’s largest market for electric two-wheelers with retail sales of 216,148 units, registering a growth of 3% year-on-year and accounting for 17% share of the national e-2W market. It also retained the top spot in electric commercial vehicle sales, registering 3,971 units – up 72% year-on-year – and a 25% share in the e-CV segment.
However, Maharashtra lagged behind in the electric three-wheeler category. With sales of 15,792 units in CY2025, up 10% year-on-year, the state has only 2% share in the national e-3W market, ranking 10th overall, far behind Uttar Pradesh, which continues to dominate the segment.
Overall, Maharashtra recorded total EV retail sales of 266,524 units in CY2025 across all four segments – two-wheelers, three-wheelers, passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles. This gave the state a 12% share in India’s overall EV market and ranked second nationally behind Uttar Pradesh, which led the country with 404,908 EV sales, mainly driven by its strong presence in the E-3W sector.
According to retail data from the vehicle portal (as of January 7, 2026), India sold a total of 177,054 electric cars, SUVs and MPVs in CY2025, excluding Telangana due to unavailability of data. This represents a strong annual growth of 77% compared to sales of 99,844 units in CY2024, with most of the leading electric passenger vehicle manufacturers reporting significant annual gains.
Top 7 states and Delhi account for 77% of retail sales
Among the states/UTs covered by the vehicle, Tripura is the only state that saw a year-on-year decline in sales: 38 units, down 3% year-on-year. All but a couple have registered high double-digit growth (see detailed vehicle-sourced state/UT sales table below).
Top 7 states and Delhi account for 77% of EV retail sales
Among the states and union territories covered in the vehicle database, Tripura was the only region to record a year-on-year decline in retail EV sales, with volumes falling 3% year-on-year to 38 units. In contrast, almost all other states and union territories recorded positive growth during this period.
Barring a few exceptions, most regions recorded strong double-digit growth year-on-year, underscoring the rapid pace of EV adoption across the country.
A close examination of the state and union territory-wise retail sales data obtained from the vehicle reveals a high level of market concentration at the top. The seven leading states for electric passenger vehicle (e-PV) sales – Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan – along with Delhi (ranked fifth), each recorded sales of more than 11,000 units in CY2025.
Collectively, these eight markets contributed 137,339 electric cars, SUVs and MPVs during the year, representing a major share of 77% in India’s total e-PV sales in CY2025.
Apart from this leading group, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh are ranked ninth and tenth with retail sales of 6,046 units and 4,941 units respectively, reflecting a sharp decline in volumes after the peak of the e-PV markets.
After Maharashtra, three southern states – Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu – occupy the next three ranks. However, with its sales doubling in Maharashtra, the state has eaten into the market shares of other states. While Karnataka, the No. 2 state (20,977 units, 48%) is up, its e-PV share is expected to decline from 14% to 12% in CY2024. Kerala (19,158 units, up 73%) has retained its 11% share, and Tamil Nadu (15,185 units, up 95%) has seen its e-PV share increase from 8% to 9% in CY2024.
Delhi (14,828 units, up 126%, 8% share) ranked fifth followed by Uttar Pradesh (13,718 units, up 99%, 7% share), Gujarat (11,584 units, up 85%, 6.5% share), Rajasthan (11,293 units, up 83%, 6% share), West Bengal (6,046 units, up 78%, up 3% share). Andhra Pradesh (4,941 units, 2.79% share, up 21%).
In CY2025, Tata Motors, JSW MG Motor and Mahindra sold 25,577 e-PVs in Maharashtra, accounting for 17% of the record 176,876 e-PVs sold in India.
Revealed: How Maharashtra ranks for 16 electric car and SUV OEMs
A closer analysis of state-wise retail sales highlights the growing importance of Maharashtra as a key market for India’s 16 electric passenger vehicle manufacturers. The state is playing a key role in increasing volumes among major OEMs.
Market leader Tata Motors eyes 15% of its record electric passenger vehicle sales in CY2025 from Maharashtra. The company sold 10,493 electric cars and SUVs in the state during the year, a year-on-year growth of 26%, out of total e-PV sales of 70,091 units nationwide.
JSW MG Motor India saw its highest-ever e-PV sales at 51,486 units, up 8,573 units and an impressive 124% YoY growth, with state share at 17%. Mahindra & Mahindra, which is riding on strong demand for its BE6 and The combined sales of these top three OEMs in Maharashtra at 25,577 units, up 94% YoY (CY2024: 13,195 units), clearly reflects the strategic importance of the state.
Same is the case for almost all the other 13 players. The above comprehensive data table shows that Hyundai Motor India sold 1,533 units of its e-SUV in the state, mostly the Creta EV. Meanwhile, BYD India sold 1,159 units (21%) of its 5,409 e-PVs in Maharashtra.
Maharashtra also drove strong sales for two new EV makers that entered the Indian market last year: Tesla and VinFast. Tesla sold 140 units of its Model Y in Maharashtra at a price of Rs 60 lakh, which was 62% of its total sales of 226 Model Y in India. And VinFast India saw sales of 144 units of its two e-SUVs – VF6 and VF7 – in the state, which is 17% of its all-India sales of 828 units last year.
For the eight luxury car manufacturers, Maharashtra remains a key growth driver. In CY2025, EV buyers in the state took delivery of 1,415 luxury cars, SUVs and MPVs, up 76% year-on-year (CY2024: 802 units). This is 28% and one-fourth of the all-India sales of 5,124 e-PVs last year.
With competition intensifying in the electric passenger vehicle market – especially between the top three OEMs, Tata Motors, JSW MG Motor India and Mahindra & Mahindra – and more than 10 new electric passenger vehicles scheduled to be launched in CY2026, starting with the Maruti Suzuki e-Vitara, state and UT-wise EV sales performance data provides valuable insights.