Pune electric vehicle sales rose by more than 62% during the recent festive buying period, with registrations increasing to 2,420 from 1,490 a year earlier, according to data obtained from the Regional Transport Office. The figures cover 27 October to 5 November this year, compared with 9 to 18 October last year.
Electric vehicles accounted for 17.4% of all new vehicle registrations during the latest 10-day period, up from about 9% in the corresponding period last year. The data indicates that more than one in every six newly registered vehicles in Pune was electric during the period.
Electric two-wheelers drove most of the increase. Their registrations rose to 1,899 from 1,089, representing growth of about 74%. Their share of total two-wheeler registrations increased from 10.7% to 20.5%, meaning roughly one in every five newly registered two-wheelers was electric. Two-wheelers also made up about 78% of all electric vehicle registrations recorded during the latest period.
Electric car registrations increased to 429 from 350, a rise of about 23%. Their share of total car registrations rose from 8.3% to 13.2%. The figures show that electric vehicles are gaining ground in both the two-wheeler and passenger-car markets, although electric two-wheelers remain the dominant category in Pune’s registrations.
The increase also extended to commercial and passenger transport. Electric tourist taxi registrations rose to 27 from six, taking their share of total taxi registrations from about 1% to approximately 6.5%. Electric rickshaw registrations increased to 22 from 14. The report said that about one in every five registered rickshaws in the latest period was electric. Electric goods vehicle registrations rose to 42 from 30.
Pune also recorded the registration of one electric bus during the latest period, whereas no electric bus had been registered in the comparable period last year. The increase in electric vehicle registrations came even though the overall number of vehicle registrations was lower than in the previous year, according to the report.
The registration pattern points to a shift in the composition of Pune’s vehicle market, particularly in the two-wheeler segment. Rising fuel costs and the search for alternatives were cited as factors behind the stronger consumer interest in electric vehicles. The data also shows that adoption is beginning to extend beyond private vehicles into taxis, rickshaws, goods vehicles and buses.
The expansion of charging infrastructure will remain relevant to the next stage of adoption, particularly for commercial operators and residents without dedicated parking. The supplied registration data does not provide details of charging-station availability, vehicle models, purchase prices or the geographic distribution of registrations within Pune. The latest figures establish the increase in registrations but do not by themselves measure total electric vehicle use, charging reliability or operating costs.
