Maruti Suzuki to launch its first electric car in 2025, several models expected in coming years – EQ Mag Pro
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Maruti Suzuki will launch its first electric car in India in 2025.
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Tata Motors currently leads the electric passenger vehicle segment in the country.
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Maruti has been working on its electric vehicle for over a year now.
Maruti Suzuki, the largest carmaker in India is looking to introduce multiple electric vehicles in the country to catch up with its rivals such as Tata Motors. The company currently does not offer any electric vehicles in the country.
Maruti Suzuki’s new managing director and chief executive officer Hisashi Takeuchi during an interaction revealed that the company’s first electric vehicle (EV) will be released in 2025.
Takeuchi added that the company’s first EV will be rolled out from its Gujrat plant and other factories will start producing EVs once the demand in the country increases.
“We are a little behind our competitors in introducing the (EV) model to the Indian market, but we see that still, the market demand for those EVs is limited. Actually, sales of EVs in the Indian market are still very, very limited.” Takeuchi said.
The company has been testing EVs using its existing platforms. As per Takeuchi, the company has replaced the internals of several cars, adding batteries and the motor to test the EVs in the Indian environment. The tests were reportedly started over a year ago.
“We have been doing this test for more than a year with multiple cars in the Indian environment so that we are sure that our EV technology will be good in the environment, which is very, very tough in India,” Takeuchi added.
Tata Motors is the current leader in India
Currently, Tata Motors is leading the passenger electric vehicle segment in India. According to data from the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), Tata Motors accounts for over 85% of sales in the electric car segment. MG Motors with a share of 11.49% is a distant second and the remainder is occupied by other companies such as Mahindra.
