Over 60% of all 3-wheelers sold in June are EVs

CHENNAI: Electric vehicle penetration in three wheeler retails hit 60.2% in June 2025, up from 55.5% in the year-ago month. According to the latest auto retail data from the Federation of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, EV penetration in two wheeler retails hit 7.3% in June, up from just under 6% in the year ago period.

EV sales hit 4.4% of car and SUV retails in June, up from 2.5% in the year ago month. In trucks and buses, EV sales were 1.6%, up from 0.8% in the year ago month. In construction equipment, EV sales were 0.1% compared to 0% earlier.Overall, auto retails stayed in the green line this June although the sales growth is modest. Two wheelers were up 4.7%, three wheelers nearly 7%, passenger vehicles 2.5%, tractors nearly 9% and commercial vehicles 6.6%. Driven by uptick in infrastructure projects, construction equipment retails were up 55% in June. Total auto sales were up nearly 5% at just over 2 million units compared to 1.9 million units in year ago period. Year to date, the total sales are 6.5 million units up nearly 5% from 6.2 million units in June 2024. said Fada president C S Vigneshwar: "Early monsoon rains and rising EV penetration shaped buying patterns in two wheelers, while in passenger vehicles, incentive schemes and fresh bookings lent support.

" In June, EV share in two, three wheelers and PV retails came close to inflection point, say auto experts.