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Great EV race: Maruti, Tata, Hyundai, and BYD battle for India's roads as range anxiety fades
Apr 4, 2025
Anand Mahindra couldn't contain his glee."When I began my career in the auto industry," he said triumphantly, "it was our Indian delegations that would make the pilgrimage to international auto shows to photograph and study the advanced cars made overseas."
Then came the mic-drop moment: "At the recent Bharat Mobility Show in Delhi, you can imagine my emotions seeing Japanese and Korean visitors poring over our new electric origin SUVs."
And it's not just international visitors taking notice-Indian buyers have also taken note.
Mahindra's two upcoming Electric Vehicles (EVs), the Mahindra BE 6 and XEV 9e, have already taken the market by storm, racking up a jaw-dropping 30,000 bookings in a single day.
Mahindra XEV 9e
Autocar editor Hormazd Sorabjee summed it up: "Mahindra's new EVs have completely upended the entire EV market. Last year, the entire EV segment sold just 100,000 cars across all brands."
The new BE 6 packs a more powerful battery than any other Indian mid-market vehicle. "This could be a huge game-changer. No other EV offers this much range and performance," says Sorabjee.
Mahindra may be leading the charge, but many others are driving up behind him. Maruti Suzuki, India's auto behemoth, is shifting into high gear, and will launch the much anticipated E-Vitara SUV by May.
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