Compact Electric Suvs

In India, where an increasing number of consumers aspire to own bigger cars to cope with the country's notoriously potholed roads and bad traffic, automakers are betting on low-cost battery-powered SUVs to capture the budding electric vehicle market.

The third electric model for India from Mercedes-Benz will be the EQB luxury compact SUV. A direct import for starters, the model will come to us in the EQB 300 4MATIC and will have 3-row seating as standard - making it the first 7-seater electric SUV in India.

The Citroen C3 is the French carmaker's second launch in our market and the French brand has strategically positioning it as a SUV-inspired B-Segment hatchback.

Compact electric SUV to be Mercedes second EQ model to launch in India in 2022 following the EQS.

BMW has unveiled the new-gen BMW X1, and the premium compact SUV gets updated features, revised styling, and multiple powertrains, including mild-hybrids, plug-in hybrids, as well as an all-electric drive train, which made its debut under the name iX1.

Fisker Automotive, the US-based EV startup, has teased the 'Pear', its first compact EV. Likely to be an electric hatchback, production of the Fisker Pear will begin in 2024.

The Kia Seltos compact SUV remained to be the bestselling model for the Korean brand in India with 7,506 units being sold last month.

The quirky-looking compact SUV from the Scandinavian company takes the electric route and comes to India at a time when the EV trend has just started to catch on. And so, we spend a day with the Volvo XC40 Recharge, to see, how it fares.

In the face of impending competition from global OEMs, Tata and M&M are coming together. The homegrown auto giants will explore ways to find synergy to cut costs, and meet competition head-on in the electric vehicle space.

Volkswagen Taigun compact SUV becomes yet another made-in-India car to enter the hallowed Top Three for the World Urban Car award. Audi e-tron GT, Mercedes-Benz EQS, Kia EV6 and Hyundai Ioniq 5 get top billing across multiple categories.

Lexus has decided to bring in some units of its smallest crossover SUV to India for testing. The Lexus UX is the only EV model from the Japanese luxury car maker. So how does the first all-electric Lexus drive? And should it be launched here? Read on and decide.

Stellantis unveiled its new Alfa Romeo Tonale compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) as it aims to expand in the premium market and add electrified and interconnected vehicles to its range

The Leaf replacement reportedly will be based on the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance's CMF-EV platform which is also employed by the Ariya and Megane E-Tech.

It gets two battery pack options - 55 kWh and 82 kWh which there is also DC fast-charge capability of up to 125 kW.

Alongside the iX SUV, i4 sedan and the new iX5 Hydrogen concept, the carmaker has also showcased its new 'pint-sized' BMW i Vision Circular concept which essentially is a four-seater compact EV imagined for 2040.

In India, where an increasing number of consumers aspire to own bigger cars to cope with the country's notoriously potholed roads and bad traffic, automakers are betting on low-cost battery-powered SUVs to capture the budding electric vehicle market.

The third electric model for India from Mercedes-Benz will be the EQB luxury compact SUV. A direct import for starters, the model will come to us in the EQB 300 4MATIC and will have 3-row seating as standard - making it the first 7-seater electric SUV in India.

The Citroen C3 is the French carmaker's second launch in our market and the French brand has strategically positioning it as a SUV-inspired B-Segment hatchback.

Compact electric SUV to be Mercedes second EQ model to launch in India in 2022 following the EQS.

BMW has unveiled the new-gen BMW X1, and the premium compact SUV gets updated features, revised styling, and multiple powertrains, including mild-hybrids, plug-in hybrids, as well as an all-electric drive train, which made its debut under the name iX1.

Fisker Automotive, the US-based EV startup, has teased the 'Pear', its first compact EV. Likely to be an electric hatchback, production of the Fisker Pear will begin in 2024.

The Kia Seltos compact SUV remained to be the bestselling model for the Korean brand in India with 7,506 units being sold last month.

The quirky-looking compact SUV from the Scandinavian company takes the electric route and comes to India at a time when the EV trend has just started to catch on. And so, we spend a day with the Volvo XC40 Recharge, to see, how it fares.

In the face of impending competition from global OEMs, Tata and M&M are coming together. The homegrown auto giants will explore ways to find synergy to cut costs, and meet competition head-on in the electric vehicle space.

Volkswagen Taigun compact SUV becomes yet another made-in-India car to enter the hallowed Top Three for the World Urban Car award. Audi e-tron GT, Mercedes-Benz EQS, Kia EV6 and Hyundai Ioniq 5 get top billing across multiple categories.

Lexus has decided to bring in some units of its smallest crossover SUV to India for testing. The Lexus UX is the only EV model from the Japanese luxury car maker. So how does the first all-electric Lexus drive? And should it be launched here? Read on and decide.

Stellantis unveiled its new Alfa Romeo Tonale compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) as it aims to expand in the premium market and add electrified and interconnected vehicles to its range

The Leaf replacement reportedly will be based on the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance's CMF-EV platform which is also employed by the Ariya and Megane E-Tech.

It gets two battery pack options - 55 kWh and 82 kWh which there is also DC fast-charge capability of up to 125 kW.

Alongside the iX SUV, i4 sedan and the new iX5 Hydrogen concept, the carmaker has also showcased its new 'pint-sized' BMW i Vision Circular concept which essentially is a four-seater compact EV imagined for 2040.