Best Selling Electric Scooters September 2026: TVS iQube Tops the List

India’s electric scooter market recorded strong yearly growth in September 2026, with total sales reaching 1,86,692 units. Sales increased 67.49% compared with 1,11,463 units in September 2025. However, monthly sales slipped slightly from August.

TVS iQube Beats Bajaj Chetak in September Sales

TVS iQube topped the electric scooter sales chart with 45,320 units, up 47.05% from 30,820 units a year ago. In addition, sales rose 5.69% over August, helping it move ahead of Bajaj Chetak.

Bajaj Chetak secured second place with 42,394 units, growing 38.73% year-on-year. However, its sales fell 18.86% from August’s 52,248 units. Together, both scooters sold 87,714 units, accounting for nearly 47% of the electric scooter market.

Hero Vida ranked third with 28,862 units, recording 88.28% yearly growth and 12.93% monthly growth. Ather Rizta followed with 19,813 units, up 4.73% from September 2025. However, its sales dropped 12.28% compared with August.

TVS Orbiter secured fifth place with 17,027 units, compared with 14,641 units in August. Meanwhile, Ampere Magnus recorded 10,532 units, up 70.45% year-on-year.

Ather 450 sold 6,168 units, while River Indie recorded 6,057 units. Notably, River Indie sales grew 209.03% over September 2025. Ather Konarc also recorded 4,140 units, compared with 217 units in August.

Ather Konarc recorded 4,140 units in September, compared with 217 units in August. Ampere Reo completed the top 10 with 2,047 units, up 275.60% year-on-year and 7.12% month-on-month. Meanwhile, Honda QC1 recorded 1,464 units against just two units in September 2025. 

However, its sales fell 23.03% compared with August. Ampere Nexus followed with 862 units, up 63.57% year-on-year, while Bajaj Yulu doubled its sales to 800 units. Suzuki e-Access and Yamaha EC06 recorded 573 and 493 units, respectively. Honda Activa E registered 140 units, unchanged from August.

Electric Scooters Grow Faster Than Petrol Models

India’s total scooter sales reached 9,95,576 units in September 2026, up 34.07% year-on-year. Petrol scooter sales increased 28.16% to 8,08,884 units, while electric scooter sales grew 67.49%.

As a result, electric scooters increased their market share from around 15.01% in September 2025 to 18.75% in September 2026. They also contributed around 30% of the total yearly increase in scooter sales.

However, the monthly trend tells a different story. Petrol scooter sales rose 21.27% from August, while electric scooter sales declined by 2,022 units. Consequently, electric scooters’ market share fell from 22.05% in August to 18.75% in September.

Overall, electric scooters continued to gain ground year-on-year. Nevertheless, petrol scooters drove the market’s monthly growth in September 2026.

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