Top 4 Best Selling EVs in October 2026: Punch EV Leads Again

Tata Punch EV led the 4 wheeler EV sales in October 2026, followed by Mahindra XEV 9S in second, Tata Nexon EV in third and MG Windsor EV in fourth position. We deep dive into their variant and state level performance.

Suhail Gulati

Posted on - 05 November, 2026 12:33 PM

Top 4 Best Selling EVs in October 2026: Punch EV Leads Again — Tata Punch EV leads October 2026 four-wheeler EV Sales

Tata Punch EV was the best-selling electric car in October 2026 with 4,801 units, followed by Mahindra XEV 9S with 4,756 and Tata Nexon EV with 3,562. MG Windsor EV was fourth with 3,127 units. Together, the four made up 43.8% of the 37,099 EVs registered in the month. The data is exclusively sourced by ElecTree and was collected on November 4, 2026.

We have gone with four models this time because the gap between fourth and fifth is big with a difference of 1,265 units.

The gaps at both ends of the top four have moved in opposite directions since September. The gap between Punch EV and XEV 9S has shrunk to 45 units from 252 units in September. The gap between Nexon EV in third and Windsor in fourth has widened to 435 units from 55 units.

1. Tata Punch EV

Tata Punch EV topped October EV Sales with Empowered+ S being the best selling variant.

Punch EV registered 4,801 units for a 12.9% share. This is 2% lower than the 4,899 units in September, but 258.8% higher than the 1,338 units registered in October 2025. Bookings still have a waiting period of a couple of months, which signifies strong demand.

Empowered+ S was the top variant with 3,053 units (64%), followed by Adventure with 874 units (18.3%). Kerala was the top state with 698 units, 14.5% of the model’s registrations.

Another 28 units were of the 25 and 35 kWh previous year models, which are most likely old

2. Mahindra XEV 9S

Mahindra XEV 9S came 2nd in October EV sales. Mid-variant Pack Two Above was best selling.

XEV 9S registered 4,756 units, accounting for 12.8% market share. This is 2.3% higher than the 4,647 units in September.

Like the Punch EV, bookings for the XEV 9S still have a waiting period of a couple of months. Consistently seeing a ₹20-30 lakh (ex-showroom) EV in the top ranks means that trust in the technology and the ecosystem is definitely growing.

Pack Two Above 7 Seater led with 1,404 units (29.5%), ahead of Pack Three Above 7 Seater with 1,318 units (27.7%). Maharashtra was the top state with 814 units, 17.1% of the XEV 9S' registrations.

3. Nexon EV

Nexon EV remained in 3rd rank for October EV Sales with base variant Creative being the best seller

Nexon EV is on the rise. It was fourth in August with 2,849 units, moved up to third in September with 3,618 units and held that position in October with 3,562 units, a 9.6% market share. This is 1.5% lower than September but 26.9% higher than the 2,807 units a year ago.

Base variant “Creative” was the top variant with 1,209 units (34%), narrowly ahead of Fearless with 1,175 units (33%). Rajasthan was the top state with 586 units, 16.5% of the model’s registrations.

Three units were of the previous generation 40.5 kWh version, which are most likely old stock or used cars.

4. Windsor

MG Windsor ranked 4th in October EV Sales. Essence Pro was the top selling variant.

MG Windsor EV has moved the other way. It was third in August, fell to fourth in September and stayed there in October with 3,127 units, occupying 8.4% of the market share. This is 12.2% lower than the 3,563 units in September and 21.2% lower than the 3,970 units a year ago. Windsor's ranking has consistently fallen in recent months and the gap to the top three is also widening from 55 units last month to 435 units this month, 133 units were sold of the fleet-only variant “Commute”.

Essence Pro was the best selling variant with 1,865 units (59.6%) and Essence followed with 511 units (16.3%). Maharashtra was the top state with 465 units, 14.9% of the model’s registrations.