Maharashtra has clocked the second-highest electric vehicle (EV) sales among all the states with a 13 per cent share in overall sales in India, in December 2021. Among all states and union territories, Uttar Pradesh continues to have maximum monthly registered EV sales with a 23 per cent share. Maharashtra is followed by Karnataka (9 per cent), Rajasthan (8 per cent), Delhi (7 per cent), and Tamil Nadu (7 per cent).

According to a report by JMK Research and Analytics, in December 2021, electric vehicle registrations across the country surpassed the 50,000-unit mark in a month. Overall EV sales in December 2021 clocked 50,866 units, recording a 240 per cent year-on-year growth from the number recorded in the corresponding month in the previous year. This is the first time that EV registrations have crossed 50,000 in a month, the report said.