You can test drive Maruti's first EV starting next month
What's the story
Maruti Suzuki's first-ever electric vehicle (EV), the e-Vitara, will be available for test drives from January 2026. The company's Senior Executive Officer for Marketing and Sales, Partho Banerjee, made the announcement at a recent media roundtable. He said that dealer dispatches of the e-Vitara will begin in December 2025, with 500 showrooms across India.
Customer reassurance
Maruti to address common EV concerns
Banerjee said that Maruti Suzuki is aware of the three main concerns customers have with EVs: range, charging infrastructure, and after-sales service. He assured that the company is working hard to address these issues and build customer confidence in their upcoming electric vehicles. The e-Vitara will be sold through Maruti Suzuki's Nexa outlets across India.
Vehicle details
e-Vitara's specifications and range
The e-Vitara is built on Maruti Suzuki's dedicated HEARTECT-e electric platform. It will be offered with two LFP battery options, 49kWh and 61kWh, both paired with a permanent magnet synchronous motor. The smaller battery produces 105.8kW while the larger one delivers up to 128kW of power. The larger battery variant offers an ARAI-certified driving range of up to 543km on a single charge.
Infrastructure development
Maruti Suzuki's charging infrastructure and service workshops
Maruti Suzuki has partnered with 13 charge point operators and aggregators to provide access to multiple public charging networks through a single platform. The company already has over 2,000 dedicated charging points at its dealerships in over 1,100 cities. In the long run, Maruti Suzuki plans to provide access to more than 1,00,000 public charging points by FY30.
Service readiness
Maruti Suzuki's EV service workshops and training
Maruti Suzuki has also set up over 1,500 EV-ready service workshops in over 1,100 cities. The company has trained around 150,000 employees to meet the maintenance and support needs of its EVs. This is part of Maruti Suzuki's larger plan to have five EVs in its portfolio by FY30.