Maruti Suzuki e Vitara price: Carmaker takes aggressive route with maiden EV

The Maruti Suzuki e Vitara uses Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) batteries.

• Maruti Suzuki e Vitara EV priced lower than key rivals.
• BaaS option lets buyers pay battery rent per km, lowering cost.
• e Vitara offers up to 543km range with 61kWh battery pack.

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The country's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India, has taken a rather aggressive route when it comes to the Maruti Suzuki e Vitara price, be it with BaaS or without BaaS, pricing its maiden electric vehicle (EV) lower than its competitors.

Till now, the top carmakers, barring one, have shied away from introducing Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS). While Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (TMPV) and Mahindra & Mahindra have not adopted this business model, JSW MG Motor India has utilised it in its products.

BaaS allows buyers to purchase an EV without the battery, significantly lowering the acquisition cost, and they have to pay for the battery usage on a per-kilometre subscription basis.

The Maruti Suzuki e Vitara has two Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery pack options -- 49kWh and 61kWh. The claimed range on a single full charge is 440km for 49kWh battery pack, and 543km for 61kWh battery pack.

The electric SUV has three variants -- Delta, Zeta and Alpha. You get the 49kWh battery pack with the entry-level Delta variant, while the mid-spec Zeta and top-spec Alpha variants have the 61kWh battery pack.

Following is the variant-wise Maruti Suzuki e Vitara price (ex-showroom).

With BaaS

Without BaaS

The Maruti Suzuki e Vitara is based in the mid-size SUV space, where it rivals the likes of the Mahindra BE 6, Tata Curvv.ev, MG ZS EV, Hyundai Creta Electric and VinFast VF 6.

Here is how all these SUVs fare in terms of price (ex-showroom, without BaaS).