Counted on from the Vahan dashboard of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Solentra is not part of the Ministry.
Electric vehicles in Sikkim: 2026 so far
Electric vehicles newly registered on Vahan in Sikkim, month by month and by vehicle type, next to India and nearby states.
January to September 2026: 13, against 5 in the same months of 2025. Too few for a fair comparison. 13 of 9,897 new vehicles were electric (India: 10.7).
Key figures
Sikkim, finished months only, from the Vahan dashboard. Counted on 26 Oct 2026.
- January to September 2026
- 13too few to compare
- Same months of 2025
- 5January to September 2025
- EVs of all new vehicles
- 13 of 9,897were electric. India: 10.7
- Rank by EVs registered
- No. 35of 36 states and UTs, January to September 2026
Electric vehicles registered each month
Sikkim EV sales by month
Sikkim registered 9 EVs in all of 2025, too few for a chart, so the counts are shown month by month.
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| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 so far | not yet | not yet |
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.
Electric out of every 100 new vehicles
EVs out of every 100 new vehicles in Sikkim
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 Sikkim 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scooters and motorcycles | 7 | 2 | too few to compare |
| Cars, jeeps and taxis | 6 | 3 | too few to compare |
| Sum of the vehicle types | 13 | 5 | too few to compare |
The types come from Sikkim's own tables of vehicle classes on the Vahan dashboard, so their sum can differ by a few vehicles from the count above. With fewer than 1,000 EVs, only counts are shown.
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
Sikkim 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikkim | 13 | too few to compare | 13 of 9,897 | No. 35 |
| India | 25,37,802 | up 52% | 10.7 | All 36 |
| West Bengal | 1,23,247 | 2.5 times | 11.9 | No. 7 |
| Assam | 84,559 | up 36% | 17.7 | No. 15 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 137 | too few to compare | fewer than 1 | No. 31 |
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 Sikkim
What stands out
- Sikkim has already registered more EVs in 2026 than in all of 2025: 17 so far, against 9.
Notes for Sikkim
- Too few electric vehicles for a fair comparison: 13 from January to September 2026, 5 in the same months of 2025.
Questions people ask
Frequently asked questions
How many EVs were registered in Sikkim in 2026?
Vahan shows 17 electric vehicles registered in Sikkim in 2026 up to 26 Oct 2026. From January to September 2026, 13 were registered, 13 of 9,897 new vehicles. Registrations are the closest public count of sales.
Is Sikkim registering more EVs than last year?
There are too few EVs for a fair comparison: 13 from January to September 2026, against 5 in the same months of 2025.
Which EVs are most common in Sikkim?
Scooters and motorcycles: 7 of the 13 EVs registered from January to September 2026.
How does Sikkim compare with India?
From January to September 2026, 13 of 9,897 new vehicles registered in Sikkim were electric, against 10.7 of every 100 for India. Sikkim is No. 35 of 36 states and UTs by EVs registered.
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.