Sales of electric vehicles in August decline 13% to 156,199 units

But, despite this decline, August sales still represented the third-highest monthly total this year, following March and July

Electric vehicle (EV) sales saw a robust growth of 19 per cent in the first half (H1) of 2024-25, rising to 836,621 units from 702,013 units in H1 of 2023-24. However, monthly, the increase was modest, with a 1.22 per cent rise from August’s 146,745 units.

EV sales also showed a 24.65 per cent annual growth in September, climbing to 148,539 units compared to 119,163 units in the same month last year.

Despite the continued upward trend in electric mobility, September’s sales ranked as the third highest this calendar year, following March’s peak of 203,506 units and