India currently has a total number of seven seater electric vehicles, out of which 4 are those which are available under the ex-showroom price of ₹30 lakh, and 3 are those which are luxury EVs; their ex-showroom price starts from ₹72.20 lakh and goes up to ₹1.48 crore. Let’s have a closer look at them.
Kia Carens Clavis EV
Kia Carens Clavis EV ex-showroom price: ₹17.99 lakh and ₹24.99 lakh
It comes with the single-motor front-wheel drive configuration and two LFP battery pack options that include 42 kWh and 51.4 kWh with the ARAI-certified range of 404 km and 490 km, respectively. The power output for the former is 133 hp, but for the latter it is 171 hp, and peak torque for both is 255 Nm, which helps it accelerate from 100 km/h in 8 seconds.
Mahindra XEV 9S
Mahindra XEV 9S Ex-Showroom Price: ₹19.95 lakh and ₹29.45 lakh
Offered with single-motor RWD drivetrain in three LFP battery packs. The 59 kWh gives a range of 521 km, 70 kWh of 600 km and 79 kWh of 671 km on the ARAI scale. The power output for the first, second and third ones is 231 hp, 245 hp and 286 hp, respectively, and peak torque for all is 380 Nm. To sprint from 0 to 100 km/h, it takes 7 to 7.9 seconds, depending on the battery pack.
BYD eMAX 7
BYD eMAX 7 Ex-Showroom Price: ₹25.50 lakh to ₹29.90 lakh
Available for sale with a single-motor FWD configuration with two battery pack options that are 55.4 kWh and 71.8 kWh with the ARAI-certified range of 420 km and 530 km, respectively, and peak torque for both is 310 Nm. The power output with the standard-range variant is 164 hp, and the longer range is 204 hp, which takes 8.6 seconds to 10.1 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h.
VinFast VF MPV 7
VinFast VF MPV 7 Ex-showroom price: ₹24.49 Lakh
Launched recently with a single-motor front-wheel drive drivetrain that uses a single-speed automatic transmission. Only one LFP battery pack of 60.13 kWh, whose ARAI-certified range is 517 km. It supports a DC charger up to 80 kW that takes 30 minutes for 10-80% charging. Its power output and peak torque are 201 hp and 280 Nm, which take 9 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h.
Mercedes-Benz EQB
Mercedes-Benz EQB Ex-showroom price: ₹72.20 lakh to ₹78.90 lakh
Available in two variants, 250+ and 350 4MATIC, with single-motor FWD and double-motor AWD drivetrains, respectively. The first one’s power output is 188 bhp and torque is 385 Nm, and the second’s is 288 bhp and 520 Nm. The former is available with a 66.5 kWh LFP battery pack whose ARAI-certified range is 535 km; 0-100 km/h acceleration timing is 8.9 seconds, and the latter comes with a 70.5 kWh battery that runs up to 447 km and accelerates from 0-100 km/h in 6.2 seconds.
MG M9
MG M9 Ex-showroom Price: ₹75.90 lakh
It gets a single motor on the front axle and features an FWD drivetrain, which generates the power of 242 bhp and torque of 350 Nm and helps it accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h under 10 seconds. Available with the single NMC battery pack of 90 kWh, which gives the ARAI-certified range of 548 km. With a 160 kW DC charger, it takes 30 minutes for 30-80% charging. This luxury MPV is a significant addition to the growing MG electric car lineup in the country.
Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV 580 4MATIC
Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV 580 4MATIC Ex-showroom price: ₹1.48 crore
It comes with a double-motor AWD configuration; it also uses a single-speed automatic transmission. The combined power output is 544 hp, and peak torque is 858 Nm; it makes possible the acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.7 seconds. With the 122 kWh LFP battery pack, it gives a range of 809 km. Its maximum DC charging capacity is 200 kW DC, which takes 31 minutes for 10-80% charging.