Maharashtra has once again topped retail sales of electric cars, SUVs and MPVs in India in FY2026. The high-performing state, which has India’s financial capital Mumbai as its leading buyer of electric passenger vehicles, doubled its new electric vehicle sales year on year.
In FY2026, as per the Vahan portal, a total of 34,139 electric passenger vehicles (e-PVs) were sold in Maharashtra, up 100% YoY (FY2025: 17,092 units), which gives it a 17% share of the record sales of 199,952 e-PVs in India and improves upon the 15% share the state had in FY2025.
That’s not all. Maharashtra has also retained its title as the No. 1 state in India for retail sales of e-2Ws as well as for e-commercial vehicles. However, it is ranked 10th in e-3W sales. The state saw deliveries of 278,913 EVs across four vehicle categories and accounted for 11% of the record 2.45 million EVs sold in India in FY2026.
TOP 7 STATES & DELHI COMMAND 78% OF RECORD RETAILS IN FY2026
A closer look at the state-and UT-wise data reveals that the top 14 states and Delhi accounted for 190,904 units or 95% of the 199,352 e-PV sales in FY2026 (see data table above). The top eight (Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan), which sold over 13,000 units each, accounted for 156,482 units and 78% of the record all-India e-PV sales.
With 34,179 units, Maharashtra doubled its e-PV sales with an additional 17,047 units and proved just how important the state ranks for electric car and UV manufacturers in India.
After Maharashtra, three southern states – Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu – cover the next three ranks. However, with Maharashtra’s handsome 100% YoY growth, the state has eaten into the market shares of other states. While Karnataka, ranked No. 2 state (24,316 units, up 64%), has seen its e-PV share decrease to 12% from 14% in FY2025, Kerala (20,363 units, up 66%) at 9% is down from the 11% share in FY2025. Fourth-ranked Tamil Nadu (17,224 units, up 102%) bucks the trend and sees its e-PV share increase to 9% from 8% in FY2025.
Delhi (16,988 units, up 142%, 9% share) is ranked fifth on the e-PV share ranking and is followed by Uttar Pradesh (15,338 units, up 90%, 8% share), Gujarat (14,531 units, up 103%, 7% share), Rajasthan (13,583 units, up 132%, 7% share).
REVEALED: MAHARASHTRA SALES & MARKET SHARE OF 17 E-PV MANUFACTURERS
A deeper dive into state-wise retail sales splits reveals the growing importance of Maharashtra as a sales region for the 17 manufacturers of electric passenger vehicles in India, which includes three new players – Maruti Suzuki, Vinfast and Tesla – in FY2026.
Market leader Tata Motors sold 11,814 units, up 51% YoY and 15% of its record 78,940 e-PVs in FY2026 in the state. Second-ranked JSW MG Motor India, which clocked its highest fiscal sales of 53,246 units, delivered 8,707 units or 16% of them in Maharashtra.
Mahindra & Mahindra, which is riding high on demand for its BE 6 and XEV 9e SUVs and the recently launched XEV 9S, delivered 8,109 units in Maharashtra, a 483% YoY jump and 19% of its all-India sales of 42,879 e-SUVs. These top three OEMs’ combined sales of 28,630 units in Maharashtra, up 97% YoY (FY2025: 14,548 units) comprise 84% of the 34,111 e-PVs sold in the state last fiscal.
While fourth-ranked Hyundai Motor India sold 1,371 units of its 5,910 e-SUVs, mostly the Creta EV, in the state, BYD India, the local arm of the Chinese EV major, sold 22% (1,201 units) of its total retails in Maharashtra.
Maharashtra also delivered strong sales for the three new EV makers which entered the India market last year – Vinfast, Maruti Suzuki and Tesla. Vietnamese EV OEM Vinfast, which snapped up No. 8 rank amongst 17 players in its first year of sales, sold 371 units of its VF6 and VF7 e-SUVs – 15% of total retails of 2,410 units – in Maharashtra. Meanwhile, Maruti Suzuki delivered 206 units of the E-Vitara SUV in the state which accounted for 14% of the company’s total e-SUV retails of 1,441 units in FY2026. And Tesla sold 54% (186 units from FY2026 sales of 345 units) of its Model Y in the state.
MAHARASHTRA SHARE OF ELECTRIC LUXURY CARMAKERS’ SALES GROWS TO 27%
Like the market leaders and mass-market players, Maharashtra remains a key growth region for the eight luxury e-PV manufacturers. In FY2026, EV buyers in the state took delivery of 1,477 luxury cars, SUVs and MPVs, up 50% YoY (FY2025: 987 units). This constitutes 27% of their all-India sales of 5,434 e-PVs last year, marginally down on the 29% they had in FY2025 (987 units from 3,350 units).
For luxury e-PV market leader BMW India, which sold a record 3,556 units in FY2026, Maharashtra (872 units, up 77% YoY) accounted for a 25% share. The state’s share was higher for Mercedes-Benz India – 31% – 329 units of the 1,051 zero-emission three-pointed star cars and SUVs sold last fiscal. For Tesla, Maharashtra accounted for a little more than half – 54% (186 units) – of its 345 units. While Volvo Auto India sold 58 of its 385 e-PVs in Maharashtra, German sportscar maker Porsche delivered 24 of its 61 EVs in the state. And five of the uber-luxury 14 Rolls-Royce Spectre EV were bought in Maharashtra last fiscal.
Given the growing intensity of the stiff competition in the electric passenger vehicle market, particularly amongst the top three OEMs (Tata Motors, JSW MG Motor India, Mahindra & Mahindra), and also from new players including Vinfast, Toyota India (with the Urban Cruiser eBella), Kia (Syros EV), and Skoda India (Elroq), this state- and UT-wise EV sales performance data offers clues aplenty as to just where the consumer demand is currently emanating from as well as the regions which have potential to grow rapidly.
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