{"id":3775,"date":"2023-11-10T20:33:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T15:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/?p=3775"},"modified":"2024-01-12T21:48:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T16:18:09","slug":"indias-top-5-affordable-electric-cars-in-2023-with-the-best-range-and-battery-capacity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/indias-top-5-affordable-electric-cars-in-2023-with-the-best-range-and-battery-capacity\/","title":{"rendered":"India’s Top 5 Affordable Electric Cars in 2023 with the Best Range and Battery Capacity"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the world moves towards sustainable and environment-friendly modes of transportation, the popularity of electric cars is seeing an uptick. In India, the demand for electric cars is gradually increasing with consumers looking for tailpipe emission-free options that offer a more-than-decent driving range.<\/span><\/p>\n

The most talked about concern for electric vehicle (EV) consumers is range anxiety. Range anxiety is the worry that the EV won\u2019t have enough battery charging to finish a trip. It is a highly powerful driving force, which affects the buying decision of a potential EV customer.<\/span><\/p>\n

With rapid advancements in battery tech, many relatively affordable electric cars now come with dependable ranges. In this article, EVJoints lists down India\u2019s top 5 affordable electric cars<\/a> with the best range to help you make an informed decision about your next car.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tata Nexon EV<\/b><\/p>\n

The Nexon EV is an electric SUV from the house of Tata Motors. It is India\u2019s no.1 selling electric car. The Nexon EV is available in two variants: medium range & long range. The medium range variant sports a 30 kWh battery pack, which gives a range of 325 km while the long range one has a 40.5 kWh battery pack, which gives a range of 465 km.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Tata<\/p>\n

The long range variant comes with a complimentary 7.2 kW AC wallbox charger. Using a 50 kW DC fast-charger, the two variants get 80% charged in 56 minutes. Using a 7.2 kW AC charger, the two variants get fully charged in 4.3 hours & 6 hours respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Nexon<\/p>\n

Prices for the medium range variant start at Rs 14.74 lakh and for the long range variant start at Rs 18.19 lakh.<\/span><\/p>\n

MG ZS EV<\/b><\/p>\n

The MG ZS EV is the 1<\/span>st<\/span> electric car from Morris Garages India. The electric SUV sports a 50.3 kWh battery pack which gives a range of 461 km.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"MG<\/p>\n

MG gives a 7.2 kW AC charger free of cost with the ZS EV. It takes about 8 hrs 30 mins to fully charge the car with this AC charger. Using a 50 kW DC fast-charger, the EV gets 80% charged in 1 hour.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"MG<\/p>\n

The MG ZS EV has been priced at Rs 22.88 lakh.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mahindra XUV400 EV<\/b><\/p>\n

The XUV400 EV is the 1<\/span>st<\/span> electric car from Mahindra. The electric SUV comes in two battery variants: 34.5 & 39.4 kWh. The two variants come with certified ranges of 375 & 456 km respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Mahindra<\/p>\n

The 39.4 kWh variant comes with a complimentary 7.2 kW charger. Using the 7.2 kW charger, the EV can be fully charged in 6 hr 30 mins. Using a DC fast-charger, the EV gets 80% charged in 50 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Mahindra<\/p>\n

The 34.5 kWh variant is priced at Rs 15.99 lakh. The 39.4 kWh variant is priced at Rs 19.19 lakh.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hyundai Kona Electric<\/b><\/p>\n

The Kona is an electric SUV and Hyundai\u2019s 1<\/span>st<\/span> electric car in India.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Hyundai<\/p>\n

It features a 39.2 kWh battery which gives a range of 452 km. Using a 50 kW DC fast-charger, it gets 80% charged in 57 minutes. It comes with a 7.2 kW AC charger which fully charges the vehicle in 6 hr 10 mins.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Kona<\/p>\n

The Kona Electric is priced at Rs 23.84 lakh.<\/span><\/p>\n

Citroen eC3<\/b><\/p>\n

Just making into this list is the Citroen eC3 electric hatchback. The eC3 sports a 29.2 kW battery which gives a range of 320 km, just marginally more than the Tata Tigor EV & Tiago EV (both 315 km).<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Citroen<\/p>\n

Using a 50 kW DC fast-charger, the eC3 can be charged 80% in 57 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Citroen<\/p>\n

The Citroen eC3 is priced at Rs 11.50 lakh.<\/span><\/p>\n

Conclusion:<\/b><\/p>\n

As more & more automakers are introducing their entries in the EV market, electric cars are rapidly gaining credibility in India.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the main concerns of customers before buying an electric car is how far can it travel on a single charge? Now, there are electric cars in India which provide adequate range, enough even for highway journeys.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As the world moves towards sustainable and environment-friendly modes of transportation, the popularity of electric cars is seeing an uptick. In India, the demand for electric cars is gradually increasing with consumers looking for tailpipe emission-free options that offer a more-than-decent driving range. The most talked about concern for electric vehicle (EV) consumers is range […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[361],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electric-cars"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/new.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3775"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3791,"href":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3775\/revisions\/3791"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evjoints.com\/ev-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}