Maruti Suzuki has revealed more details regarding its first electric car in India with sales starting from next year while it has scored 5 stars in BNCAP.
Variants, Battery Options and Performance
The e Vitara comes in three variants, Delta, Zeta, and Alpha. The e Vitara comes with 48.8kWh and 61.1kWh battery packs along with LFB blade cells while the range is 543 km for the larger battery pack. The e Vitara also comes in a lot of colour options too including the trademark Nexa blue.
The e Vitara is based on a born electric platform Heartect-e and is not an ICE Car which is converted to EV which brings in many benefits too. The power on offer is 174bhp for the top-end 61kwh battery pack to 144hp for the 49kwh battery pack version.
Features, Rivals and Launch Timeline
If we look at the features then the e Vitara comes with 7 airbags, a 10 inch touchscreen, infinity audio system, a sunroof, ventilated front seats, 10 way power adjust for the driver seat, ADAS and wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. The e Vitara has a long list of rivals including the Hyundai Creta electric, Mahindra BE 6, Tata Curvv and more.
The e Vitara was earlier shown at the Auto Expo while not it has been launched along with the e for Me initiative which includes an app for all charging needs which is one place as it means charging wont require many apps. Sales of the e Vitara will start from January and bookings will begin soon.
The e Vitara was earlier driven by us too where we liked the interiors and the driving experience with a linear power delivery. The charging ecosystem has also been developed by Maruti Suzuki for the e Vitara as they have 2000 charging points in 1000 plus cities while it also has worked wohi 13 charging points operators to have a wider network.
Which means there would be a charger every 5-10 km via the e For Me app. The workshop are also ready to handle EVs with more than 1500 and there is a mobile service option too. There is a buyback scheem, subscription and more initiatives for the e Vitara.
