Counted on from the Vahan dashboard of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Solentra is not part of the Ministry.
Electric vehicles in Tamil Nadu: 2026 so far
Electric vehicles newly registered on Vahan in Tamil Nadu, month by month and by vehicle type, next to India and nearby states.
January to September 2026: 2,16,111, up 81% on the same months of 2025 (1,19,362). 10.5 of every 100 new vehicles were electric (India: 10.7).
Key figures
Tamil Nadu, finished months only, from the Vahan dashboard. Counted on 26 Oct 2026.
- January to September 2026
- 2,16,111up 81% on the same months of 2025
- Same months of 2025
- 1,19,362January to September 2025
- Of every 100 new vehicles
- 10.5were electric. India: 10.7
- Rank by EVs registered
- No. 4of 36. No. 15 of 28 by EVs out of every 100 new vehicles
Electric vehicles registered each month
Tamil Nadu EV sales by month
In September 2026, Tamil Nadu registered 27,192 EVs, up 88% on September 2025.
20252026October so far
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 | 13,701 | 18,831 | 2,59,452 | 7.3 |
| February | 11,598 | 17,874 | 2,36,267 | 7.6 |
| March | 14,238 | 27,411 | 2,29,165 | 12.0 |
| April | 12,293 | 22,601 | 2,14,117 | 10.6 |
| May | 11,792 | 20,704 | 1,84,388 | 11.2 |
| June | 13,616 | 28,152 | 2,37,380 | 11.9 |
| July | 13,979 | 29,035 | 2,49,590 | 11.6 |
| August | 13,660 | 24,311 | 2,24,905 | 10.8 |
| September | 14,485 | 27,192 | 2,25,198 | 12.1 |
| October so far | 14,826 | 17,212 | 1,42,369 | month not finished |
| November | 15,088 | not yet | not yet | not yet |
| December | 16,958 | not yet | not yet | not yet |
Electric out of every 100 new vehicles
EVs out of every 100 new vehicles in Tamil Nadu
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 Tamil Nadu 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 | 1,83,345 | 98,210 | up 87% | 85 |
| E-rickshaws | 17 | 65 | too few to compare | fewer than 1 |
| E-carts | 2,118 | 4,087 | down 48% | fewer than 1 |
| Autos and three wheel goods carriers | 6,977 | 5,302 | up 32% | 3 |
| Cars, jeeps and taxis | 21,019 | 10,396 | 2 times | 10 |
| Buses | 423 | 266 | too few to compare | fewer than 1 |
| Trucks and goods vans | 2,186 | 1,028 | 2.1 times | 1 |
| Other | 26 | 8 | too few to compare | fewer than 1 |
| Sum of the vehicle types | 2,16,111 | 1,19,362 | up 81% | 100 |
The types come from Tamil Nadu'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
Tamil Nadu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu | 2,16,111 | up 81% | 10.5 | No. 4 |
| India | 25,37,802 | up 52% | 10.7 | All 36 |
| Kerala | 1,19,436 | up 50% | 14.1 | No. 9 |
| Karnataka | 2,32,343 | up 56% | 13.9 | No. 3 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 85,973 | 2.2 times | 10.6 | No. 14 |
| Puducherry | 5,919 | up 73% | 8.6 | No. 24 |
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 Tamil Nadu
What stands out
- Tamil Nadu has already registered more EVs in 2026 than in all of 2025: 2,33,323 so far, against 1,66,234.
- 85 of every 100 EVs registered in Tamil Nadu from January to September 2026 were scooters and motorcycles.
- Tamil Nadu registered 27,192 EVs in September, up 12% on August.
- July was Tamil Nadu's busiest finished month of 2026, with 29,035 EVs.
Questions people ask
Frequently asked questions
How many EVs were registered in Tamil Nadu in 2026?
Vahan shows 2,33,323 electric vehicles registered in Tamil Nadu in 2026 up to 26 Oct 2026. From January to September 2026, 2,16,111 were registered, 10.5 of every 100 new vehicles. Registrations are the closest public count of sales.
Is Tamil Nadu registering more EVs than last year?
Yes. From January to September 2026, Tamil Nadu registered 2,16,111 EVs, up 81% on the same months of 2025 (1,19,362).
Which EVs are most common in Tamil Nadu?
Scooters and motorcycles: 85 of every 100 EVs registered from January to September 2026. Next came cars, jeeps and taxis, with 10 of every 100.
How does Tamil Nadu compare with India?
From January to September 2026, 10.5 of every 100 new vehicles registered in Tamil Nadu were electric, against 10.7 of every 100 for India. Tamil Nadu is No. 4 of 36 states and UTs by EVs registered, and No. 15 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.