New-car EV share crossed 4% in 2025. In the metros, it's already 12%+ and accelerating.

India's headline EV share — 4% of new car sales in 2025 — undersells what's happening in the metros. In Bengaluru and Delhi-NCR, EV share of new car registrations crossed 12% in late 2025. Tata Nexon EV and MG ZS EV outsell several legacy ICE compact SUVs in these markets. The acceleration drivers are concrete: charging infrastructure crossed 10,000 public stations, fuel prices remained elevated, and tier-1 EVs (Tata, MG, Hyundai) hit price-parity with equivalent ICE models on TCO over 5 years. The metros are 18 months ahead of the national curve. Nationwide EV share will likely cross 10% by 2027.