EV Retail Sales Break Record At 3,27,901 Units In July: FADA

Electric vehicle retail sales in India reached another monthly record at 3,27,901 units in July, growing at 66% over the same month last year, with nearly one in eight vehicles retailed now being electric, Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations said on Friday.

The previous record for electric vehicle retail sales in India was in June this year at 3,06,220 units, growing at 63% over the same month last year, taking overall EV penetration to over 12% for the first time.

The growth in EV sales in July was led by the two-wheeler segment at 2,04,362 units as against 1,08,516 units in the same month last year, up 88.32%, Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) said in a statement.

Electric passenger vehicle (PV) retail sales were up 83.13% at 32,928 units last month as against 17,981 units in July 2025, it added.

The three-wheeler electric segment saw total retail sales of 87,055 units as against 69,477 units in the same month last year, up 25.3%, it added.

Electric commercial vehicle (CV) retail stood at 3,556 units last month as compared to 1,324 units in July last year, a jump of 168.6%, FADA said.

Commenting on the EV retail sales performance, FADA Vice President Sai Giridhar said, "India has never bought more electric vehicles in a month than it did in July 26 -- 3,27,901 units, up over 66% YoY, with nearly one in eight vehicles retailed now electric." He further said, "Every category told the same story in its own way. Two-wheelers crossed the 2-lakh mark for the first time, at a record 11.2% share. Three-wheelers, at 65.1%, have made electric the default, not the alternative." Electric commercial vehicles nearly tripled to a record 3.57% share, he said, adding fleet electrification has moved from pilots to purchase orders.

Giridhar noted that electric passenger vehicles, which grew 83% over last year, were held back only by supply constraint of in-demand models and asked manufacturers to resolve the issue before the festive rush.

"The EV transition has stopped being a forecast. It is now a showroom reality, and Bharat is driving it," he said.