Electric cars have started to capture the attention of customers in India and the latest report from Tata Motors about their Tata Nexon EV’s new milestone proves it better.
The car manufacturer reported in December 2020 that its Nexon EV clocked in 1000 sales units in a record time of just 3 months. An electric car reaching that number, especially at a time when the nation’s growth is considered to be impacted, is something incredible.
The model has surpassed the 2000 sales milestone. Tata Motors conveyed that in over 10 months, since launch, the sales of the Nexon EV reached 2200 units as of November 2020, indicating the rapid demand for the EVs in the personal car segment.
Currently, Tata Motors is leading the EV segment with a 74% market share. This accomplishment is a testament to the strong response from customers for India’s own electric SUV, the Tata Nexon EV.
Further, to accelerate the adoption of EVs in India, Tata Motors also introduced a holistic e-mobility ecosystem “Tata uniEVerse” to closely leverage the strengths and experience of other Tata Group companies to create a viable EV environment.
Not just Tata Motors, British automotive marque MG also received an incredible journey in the EV segment. Its first electric car in the Indian market – ZS EV received 2,800 bookings in less than a month the company started taking orders. Actually MG is working on introducing an affordable Electric Vehicle within 3 years. It is trying to introduce E-cars under Rs. 10 lakh. MG believes this will bring in more customers, and that is true indeed.
MG Motor India President Rajeev Chaba said “The whole segment (for electric vehicles) will get into a higher gear now … We want to be at the forefront in that space.”
As of now, Tata Nexon EV, MG ZS EV, Tata Tigo EV, Mahindra E-Verito and Hyundai Kona Electric are the electric cars available in India excluding Mercedes Benz EQC (which costs Rs.99.30 lakhs). In early 2021, Mahindra will launch eKUV100 which is expected to be under Rs.8.5 to 9 lakhs, which should make it the most affordable.
Opting for an e-car may look like the choice of the elite but a revolution is sure to happen in this field and may be in the next 50 years, e-vehicles will become the preferred choice, fingers crossed.