Archive · 29 Aug 2026
EV and CNG Car Waiting Times Rise Before Festival Season
Many people in India are planning to buy vehicles during the festival season.
Dealers have vehicles in stock, but not always the exact model, battery, engine, or version customers want.
This means some buyers may wait two to five months.
Electric cars and CNG cars are becoming especially popular.
Their bookings are growing faster than bookings for regular petrol and diesel vehicles.
Some electric scooters, such as the TVS iQube, also have long queues.
However, not every electric car is difficult to get, because waiting times differ greatly between models.
The report says demand is concentrated on certain new launches, prices, batteries, and variants.
Indian dealers hold about four weeks of passenger-vehicle stock, but some popular models and variants face waits of two to five months.
Waiting periods for high-demand electric cars have increased to three or four months from about one month five months earlier.
The TVS iQube electric scooter has a reported four-to-five-month queue, while the new Maruti Suzuki Brezza averages about two months.
Electric and CNG passenger-vehicle bookings have risen more than 30%, while electric two-wheeler demand is growing 30-40%.
Delivery waits vary widely by model, ranging from one to two weeks for the Tata Curvv EV to 18-24 weeks for some Tiago EV and Punch EV variants.
- Who
- Indian automobile dealers and buyers, with demand trends reported by YES Securities.
- What
- Waiting periods for selected electric vehicles, CNG vehicles, and variants are increasing ahead of the festive buying season.
- When
- The report was published on August 29, 2026; the demand increase was assessed in an August channel check.
- Where
- India, including festive-season markets such as Kerala.
- Why
- Bookings are rising faster than supply for particular models, powertrains, battery packs, and variants, amid new launches and reported negativity around E20.
- Passenger-vehicle inventory
- Approximately four weeks.
- Two-wheeler inventory
- Approximately four to five weeks.
- Electric-car waiting period
- Three to four months for high-demand models, up from about one month five months earlier.
- Electric and CNG booking growth
- More than 30% for passenger vehicles.
- Electric two-wheeler demand growth
- 30-40%, compared with 10-12% organic enquiry growth for the broader two-wheeler market.
- Longest cited EV waits
- 18-24 weeks for the Tiago EV Smart 19, Tiago EV Pure+ 19, and Punch EV Smart 30.
- Shortest cited EV wait
- One to two weeks for the Curvv EV.