Counted on from the Vahan dashboard of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Solentra is not part of the Ministry.
Electric vehicles in Maharashtra: 2026 so far
Electric vehicles newly registered on Vahan in Maharashtra, month by month and by vehicle type, next to India and nearby states.
January to September 2026: 2,85,962, up 47% on the same months of 2025 (1,94,093). 11.0 of every 100 new vehicles were electric (India: 10.7).
Key figures
Maharashtra, finished months only, from the Vahan dashboard. Counted on 26 Oct 2026.
- January to September 2026
- 2,85,962up 47% on the same months of 2025
- Same months of 2025
- 1,94,093January to September 2025
- Of every 100 new vehicles
- 11.0were electric. India: 10.7
- Rank by EVs registered
- No. 2of 36. No. 13 of 28 by EVs out of every 100 new vehicles
Electric vehicles registered each month
Maharashtra EV sales by month
In September 2026, Maharashtra registered 39,264 EVs, up 97% on September 2025.
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Recent months can still rise by about 1 in every 100 as late registrations arrive. Diwali was on 20 Oct 2025 and is on 8 Nov 2026. Vehicle registrations jump around the festival, so October and November can look very different from one year to the next.
Every month's numbers
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| Month | EVs 2025EVs 2025 | EVs 2026EVs 2026 | All new vehicles 2026All 2026 | Of every 100 new vehicles, 2026Of 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22,236 | 25,177 | 3,42,619 | 7.3 |
| February | 15,674 | 20,247 | 2,70,959 | 7.5 |
| March | 33,476 | 38,391 | 3,32,551 | 11.5 |
| April | 19,654 | 30,023 | 3,02,088 | 9.9 |
| May | 19,704 | 28,809 | 2,52,944 | 11.4 |
| June | 20,274 | 35,189 | 2,62,322 | 13.4 |
| July | 20,574 | 36,866 | 2,76,779 | 13.3 |
| August | 22,578 | 31,996 | 2,67,741 | 12.0 |
| September | 19,923 | 39,264 | 3,02,619 | 13.0 |
| October so far | 30,503 | 30,224 | 2,59,896 | month not finished |
| November | 22,740 | not yet | not yet | not yet |
| December | 19,222 | not yet | not yet | not yet |
Electric out of every 100 new vehicles
EVs out of every 100 new vehicles in Maharashtra
From January to September 2026, against India and nearby states and UTs. Places with fewer than 1,000 EVs show their counts instead of a bar.
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By vehicle type
Which EVs Maharashtra buys
EVs registered from January to September 2026, by type, against the same months of 2025.
EVs of that type
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| Type | January to September 20262026 | Same months 20252025 | Change | Of every 100 EVsOf 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scooters and motorcycles | 2,31,133 | 1,57,490 | up 47% | 81 |
| E-rickshaws | 711 | 2,445 | down 71% | fewer than 1 |
| E-carts | 899 | 2,098 | down 57% | fewer than 1 |
| Autos and three wheel goods carriers | 9,551 | 6,848 | up 39% | 3 |
| Cars, jeeps and taxis | 36,651 | 22,767 | up 61% | 13 |
| Buses | 1,143 | 937 | up 22% | fewer than 1 |
| Trucks and goods vans | 5,721 | 1,458 | 3.9 times | 2 |
| Other | 153 | 50 | too few to compare | fewer than 1 |
| Sum of the vehicle types | 2,85,962 | 1,94,093 | up 47% | 100 |
The types come from Maharashtra's own tables of vehicle classes on the Vahan dashboard, so their sum can differ by a few vehicles from the count above.
Electric out of every 100 new vehicles of each type
E-rickshaws and e-carts are electric by definition, so they have no figure here. The marker is India.
Side by side
Maharashtra next to India and nearby states
EVs registered from January to September 2026, the change on the same months of 2025, and EVs out of every 100 new vehicles.
| State or UT | January to September 2026EVs | Change | Of every 100 new vehiclesOf every 100 | Rank by EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 2,85,962 | up 47% | 11.0 | No. 2 |
| India | 25,37,802 | up 52% | 10.7 | All 36 |
| Gujarat | 95,145 | up 76% | 5.7 | No. 12 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,48,393 | up 53% | 11.7 | No. 5 |
| Chhattisgarh | 48,810 | up 44% | 9.5 | No. 16 |
| Telangana | 1,03,309 | see note | 12.3 | No. 11 |
| Karnataka | 2,32,343 | up 56% | 13.9 | No. 3 |
| Goa | 9,992 | up 42% | 14.7 | No. 22 |
Ranks are among the 36 states and UTs by EVs registered from January to September 2026. Every state and UT on the India page.
Only what is true for Maharashtra
What stands out
- Maharashtra has already registered more EVs in 2026 than in all of 2025: 3,16,186 so far, against 2,66,558.
- 81 of every 100 EVs registered in Maharashtra from January to September 2026 were scooters and motorcycles.
- September was Maharashtra's busiest finished month of 2026: 39,264 EVs, up 23% on August.
Questions people ask
Frequently asked questions
How many EVs were registered in Maharashtra in 2026?
Vahan shows 3,16,186 electric vehicles registered in Maharashtra in 2026 up to 26 Oct 2026. From January to September 2026, 2,85,962 were registered, 11.0 of every 100 new vehicles. Registrations are the closest public count of sales.
Is Maharashtra registering more EVs than last year?
Yes. From January to September 2026, Maharashtra registered 2,85,962 EVs, up 47% on the same months of 2025 (1,94,093).
Which EVs are most common in Maharashtra?
Scooters and motorcycles: 81 of every 100 EVs registered from January to September 2026. Next came cars, jeeps and taxis, with 13 of every 100.
How does Maharashtra compare with India?
From January to September 2026, 11.0 of every 100 new vehicles registered in Maharashtra were electric, against 10.7 of every 100 for India. Maharashtra is No. 2 of 36 states and UTs by EVs registered, and No. 13 of 28 by EVs out of every 100 new vehicles.
About these numbers
Battery electric vehicles only (the Vahan fuel types ELECTRIC(BOV) and PURE EV); hybrids are left out. These are registrations, counted in the state of the transport office that registered each vehicle. Recent months can still rise by about 1 in every 100 as late registrations arrive. Changes, ranks and types use finished months only.
Source: Vahan dashboard, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India. Solentra is not part of the Ministry. Counted on 26 Oct 2026 at 10:15. All the notes on these numbers.