Top Electric cars available in India

Hello friends, once again welcome to my blog on electric vehicles. In last blogs we have seen about basics of electric vehicles and its comparison with conventional internal combustion engine vehicle.
In this blog we will see about real scenario of electric cars, sales figures and top affordable electric cars available in India.

Even though government and many OEM's are trying to bring more and more electric vehicles on road, but still it’s important to see how many of electric vehicles are actually getting sold and which are options are available for customers.

•  Sales figures of electric vehicles:

If you see scenario before 5 years, electric vehicles sold in few numbers and restricted to specific to metro cities like Bangalore. However Electric vehicles are gaining traction in Indian market in last 1-2 years. In FY2020, total 3,400 units of Passenger EVs were sold, while in  FY2021 total 5,902 units were sold, so overall  YoY increase of a 74 percent.

If you see market share distribution of electric vehicles, there are only 2 prominent companies i.e. TML and MG which are doing well in electric vehicle segment.

 Especially TML which dominates EV passenger space with about 71.4 % of market share. (Nexon + Tigor).

Major automotive players like Maruti-Suzuki and Hyundai yet to make fledged entry with smaller cars. Mahindra electric, which is one of the pioneer of electric vehicles in india(after acquisition of Reva electric) not performing as expectations.

• Sales comparison with conventional vehicles.

From this table you get idea that total sales of EVs are only 0.21 % compared to conventional vehicles. So it’s clear that electric vehicles have long way to go in India.

• Top Electric cars available in India

Even though every Automotive company taking about electric vehicles, currently there are very few options of electric cars available for sales.

Below are some the top selling cars available,

1) Tata Nexon:

Currently Nexon EV is leading the segment of electric vehicles.  Nexon EV has proven to be a game-changer for Tata Motors.
Some of the key reason for success are,

• Tata has very good process towards installing home charger at residence of Nexon EV customer. Also Tata set up large 400 charging stations in 65 cities on several intercity routes across india.
• They have largest network of CCS2 fast chargers 

Below are specifications of Nexon EV,

2) MG ZS EV:

This is premium EV offered by  MG brand ,  It is powered by a similar motor like that in the Tata Nexon EV.

MG ZS EV is the second best-selling Electric Passenger Vehicle in FY2021 with sales of 1,499 units. ZS EV having a longer real-world range from its 44.5kWh battery, better cabin space, and a longer list of features.

3) Tata Tigore EV:

Another car from Tata motors which is popular is Tata Tigor was the best-selling Electric Sedan and the third best-selling Electric PV for FY 20-21. It sold 411 units and could garner a 7 percent Market Share. Initialy Tata Tigor gain attention when it bags order from EESL of 10,000 vehicles. (which got reduced to 3000 later).

Below are specification of Tata Tigor EV,

4) Hyundai Kona

Equipped with the advanced Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM), the Kona Electric is considered one of the best performance electric vehicles in India. It has a fierce acceleration reaching 100 kmph in just under 10 seconds.

Along with its spectacular looks, this car can produce whooping torque at 395 Nm. Power-wise, the Kona Electric can generate around 134 bhp under ideal conditions.

Below are specification of Hyundai Kona,

5) Mahindra e2o Plus:

This is one of first dedicately developed electric car launched by big OEM like Mahindra.

Earlier this car use to come with only 2 Door option, now its coming wit 4 door version as well.

A smaller body and a various colour options are what define the e2oPlus from Mahindra. Although its not as powerful as the electric SUVs in this list, it is very good as a commute vehicle in crowded cities like Bangalore, Mumbai etc. 

Below are specification of e2o Plus,

• Upcoming Electric Cars in India in 2020 and Beyond

So far we have seen some of the options available in India,which are very limited. However in future many OEM’s have planned to launch many products.
Below are some of the electric cars expected to be launched in coming future:

1) Tata Tiago EV
2) Mahidra eKUV100
3) Mahindra XUV300 EV
4) Maruti WaganR EV
5) Tesla Model 3
6) Audi e-Tron
7) Tata Altroz EV
8) BYD e6
9) Volvo Recharge
10) Renault Kwid Electric

Out of all companies, much hyped entry of Tesla in India something Indian market is eagerly waiting for is TESLA !!!. As mentioned in previous blogs, Tesla literally changed way electric vehicles seen. Entry of TESLA will help setting up supplier chain for Electric vehicle which will help other OEM'S and eventually customers.

So this is it, I hope you are finding these blogs of electric vehicle interesting and helpful. Please free for any feedback or questions related to blogs. We will meet again with Top electric bikes in India.

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