Which Electric SUVs Charge From 10-80% in Under 60 Minutes?

Twelve electric SUVs and crossovers on sale in India have a maker-published 10 to 80% DC charging time under 60 minutes. The quickest are the Porsche Cayenne Electric (16 minutes), Kia EV6 (18 minutes), Porsche Macan Electric (21 minutes), Volvo EX90 (about 22 minutes) and Kia EV9 (24 minutes), all of which need chargers of 250 kW or more to do it. Among mainstream SUVs, the Hyundai Creta Electric and Kia Syros EV quote 39 minutes, the Tata Nexon EV 45 and Curvv EV 55 quote 40 minutes, and the Maruti Suzuki e Vitara quotes 45 minutes on a charger of at least 70 kW.

Three popular SUVs are missing from that list on purpose. Mahindra quotes 20 minutes for the XEV 9e, BE 6 and XEV 9S, but for 20 to 80%. MG quotes 45 to 50 minutes for the Windsor EV, also 20 to 80%. BYD India publishes no timed figure for the Sealion 7. They may well be quick. Their makers just do not state a 10 to 80% time, and we have not converted one window into another.

Key takeaways

• Every time below is tied to a charger power. A 16-minute Porsche needs more than 390 kW; a 40-minute Nexon EV needs 60 kW. The second is far easier to find.
• The mainstream SUVs sit in a narrow 39 to 45 minute band. The e Vitara is the slowest of that group by the clock, but it is also filling the largest battery in it.
• A window that starts at 20% leaves out the first tenth of the session. Do not compare a 20 to 80% time with a 10 to 80% one.
• BMW's own numbers for the iX show what a weak charger does: 35 minutes at 195 kW becomes 97 minutes at 50 kW.

10 to 80% DC charging times, as each maker states them

Model	10 to 80% time	Charger the maker specifies	Battery the time applies to	Certified or claimed range
Porsche Cayenne Electric	16 min	Above 390 kW, 800 V	113 kWh gross	Not yet listed for India
Kia EV6	18 min	350 kW	84 kWh	663 km (ARAI MIDC)
Porsche Macan Electric	21 min	Above 270 kW, 800 V	100 kWh gross	Not yet listed for India
Volvo EX90	About 22 min	350 kW in the page heading, 250 kW in its footnote	Not published for India	625 km (WLTP, preliminary)
Kia EV9	24 min	350 kW	99.8 kWh	561 km (ARAI MIDC)
Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV	31 min	Car accepts up to 200 kW	118 kWh usable	Not printed in the data table
BMW iX xDrive50	35 min	195 kW	111.5 kWh	Up to 635 km (WLTP)
Hyundai Creta Electric	39 min	Above 100 kW, 400 V	42 kWh and 51.4 kWh	420 km and 510 km (MIDC)
Kia Syros EV	39 min	100 kW	42 kWh and 51.4 kWh	443 km and 526 km (MIDC)
Tata Nexon EV 45	40 min	60 kW	45 kWh	489 km (MIDC)
Tata Curvv EV 55	About 40 min	70 kW or higher	55 kWh	502 km (MIDC)
Maruti Suzuki e Vitara	45 min	Minimum 70 kW	61 kWh (49 kWh also listed at 45 min)	543 km and 440 km (certified)
Tata Nexon EV Medium Range	56 min	50 kW	30 kWh	275 km (MIDC)

Read from makers' India brochures and web pages on 13 October 2026. Range figures use different test cycles and are shown for context only. Kia describes the EV6 as a crossover; it is included because buyers cross-shop it with SUVs. The Nexon EV appears twice because its two packs have different times.

Quoted on a different window, so not ranked above

Model	Maker's time and window	Charger the maker specifies	Battery
Mahindra XEV 9e, BE 6, XEV 9S	20 min, 20 to 80%	140 kW input (59 kWh), 160 kW (70 kWh), 180 kW (79 kWh), 400 A	59, 70 and 79 kWh
MG Windsor EV	About 45 min (38 kWh) and 50 min (52.9 kWh), 20 to 80%	45 kW and 60 kW, the car's stated maximums	38 and 52.9 kWh
MG ZS EV	60 min, 0 to 80%	50 kW	50.3 kWh
BYD Sealion 7	No timed figure in BYD India's table	DC port rated 150 kW (110 kW on Dynamic)	71.8 and 82.56 kWh

Why the window matters

A battery charges fastest when it is fairly empty and slows as it fills. That is why makers stop the clock at 80%. Where they start it matters as well.

A 20 to 80% session moves 60% of the pack. A 10 to 80% session moves 70%. Mahindra's 20 minutes for 60% of a 79 kWh pack is plainly fast, and a 10 to 80% session would take longer by some amount Mahindra does not publish. We are not going to guess it. The same logic applies to the MG Windsor EV. If you are comparing a Mahindra with a Maruti or a Hyundai at a showroom, ask the Mahindra dealer for a 10 to 80% figure and the charger it assumes.

The MG ZS EV goes the other way and quotes 0 to 80%, which is a longer session than the standard window. Its 60 minutes on a 50 kW charger does not make this list, though a 10 to 80% session would be shorter.

Why the charger matters more

Every figure in the first table is a best case on a specific charger. The clearest illustration comes from BMW India's launch release for the iX xDrive50, which prints both ends: 10 to 80% in 35 minutes on a 195 kW DC charger, and 97 minutes on a 50 kW one. Same car, same battery, nearly three times the wait.

Porsche attaches even more conditions. The Cayenne Electric's 16 minutes assumes a CCS station delivering more than 390 kW at over 850 volts, a battery at 15 degrees Celsius and a starting charge of 9%. The Macan Electric's 21 minutes assumes more than 270 kW and a 25 degree battery.

The mainstream cars ask for much less. Tata's 40 minutes for the Nexon EV 45 is stated on a 60 kW charger. The Curvv EV 55 and the e Vitara both name 70 kW. Hyundai's footnote for the Creta Electric reads "above 100 kW / 400 V DC charger", and Kia states 100 kW for the Syros EV. So before trusting any of these numbers, look at the output of the chargers on your own routes. Our guide to charging infrastructure for electric SUVs in India is a starting point.

The mainstream group, looked at properly

On the clock, the order is Creta Electric and Syros EV (39 minutes), Nexon EV 45 and Curvv EV 55 (40 minutes), then e Vitara (45 minutes). But those five cars are filling batteries of very different sizes, so the clock alone undersells the bigger packs.

A rough way to level it: 70% of the pack divided by the stated time gives an average charging rate, and 70% of the certified range divided by the time gives certified kilometres added per minute. Both assume the brochure capacity is all usable, which it may not be, so treat these as approximations.

Model (pack)	Energy for 10 to 80%	Stated time	Average rate	Certified km added per minute
Kia Syros EV (51.4 kWh)	About 36 kWh	39 min	About 55 kW	About 9.4
Hyundai Creta Electric (51.4 kWh)	About 36 kWh	39 min	About 55 kW	About 9.2
Tata Curvv EV (55 kWh)	About 38.5 kWh	40 min	About 58 kW	About 8.8
Tata Nexon EV (45 kWh)	About 31.5 kWh	40 min	About 47 kW	About 8.6
Maruti Suzuki e Vitara (61 kWh)	About 42.7 kWh	45 min	About 57 kW	About 8.4

Seen this way the five are closer than the headline times suggest. The e Vitara takes in energy about as fast as the Creta Electric and Curvv EV. It needs longer because there is more battery to fill. It still comes last on kilometres added per minute, narrowly, so it is fair to call it the slowest of the group at a highway stop. Six minutes behind a Creta Electric is the honest size of the gap.

Maruti Suzuki e Vitara: what the brochure says

The e Vitara brochure lists "Estimated Charging Time (DC rapid Charging) [10-80%]" as 45 minutes for the Delta, Zeta and Alpha. The footnote narrows it: the figure "is based on charging an e VITARA with a 61kWh battery from 10% to 80% and requires a minimum 70kW rapid DC charger". Maruti does not give a separate time for the 49 kWh Delta, and it does not publish the car's peak DC rate.

Other figures from the same document: 49 kWh and 440 km certified range on the Delta; 61 kWh and 543 km on the Zeta and Alpha; lithium iron phosphate cells; an 8-year or 1,60,000 km battery warranty; and battery thermal management preconditioning through in-vehicle controls, which helps the pack reach a temperature where it accepts full power. On a 7.4 kW single-phase AC charger, 10 to 100% takes about 6.5 hours for the 49 kWh pack and about 9 hours for the 61 kWh pack.

Where it falls short: 45 minutes is the longest time in the mainstream group, and Maruti's footnote makes clear a 50 kW or 60 kW charger will not deliver it. Buyers who do frequent long highway runs and want the shortest stops should look at the Mahindras, with the caveat about their 20 to 80% window. Where it does well: the 543 km certified range is the highest of the five cars in the table above, so it has more distance to work with between stops.

How this list was built, and what was not verified

The rule was simple. A car is in the main table only if its maker states a 10 to 80% DC time under 60 minutes in an India brochure or on an India web page we could read on 13 October 2026. Times quoted on other windows are shown separately and not converted.

What we could not verify:

• Tata Harrier EV: Tata's EV website returned server errors that day, so the Harrier EV's charging time and window could not be read from Tata. It is left out for that reason only.
• Hyundai Ioniq 5, VinFast VF6 and VF7, Audi: the India pages did not load or returned errors.
• Tesla Model Y: Tesla's India page talks about range added in 15 minutes, not a 10 to 80% time.
• Mercedes-Benz G 580: Mercedes-Benz India lists 210 kW DC charging but no timed figure in the data table.
• BMW iX: figures are from the March 2024 India launch release; bmw.in did not load on the day.
• Tata Curvv EV: the brochure we read also lists a 45 kWh version at about 40 minutes on a 60 kW or higher charger. We could not confirm from Tata whether that version is still on sale.

None of these times is our own test. They are makers' claims under makers' conditions. This site's broader fastest-charging electric cars guide, written earlier in the year, carries some figures that differ from the brochures read for this piece, and where they differ the brochure figure here is the newer check.

Frequently asked questions

Which electric SUVs charge from 10 to 80% in under 60 minutes?

By their makers' own figures: the Porsche Cayenne Electric (16 minutes), Kia EV6 (18), Porsche Macan Electric (21), Volvo EX90 (about 22), Kia EV9 (24), Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV (31), BMW iX xDrive50 (35), Hyundai Creta Electric and Kia Syros EV (39), Tata Nexon EV 45 and Curvv EV 55 (40), Maruti Suzuki e Vitara (45) and Tata Nexon EV Medium Range (56).

How long does the Maruti Suzuki e Vitara take to charge from 10 to 80%?

45 minutes, according to the brochure, based on the 61 kWh battery and a DC charger of at least 70 kW.

Why is the Mahindra XEV 9e not on the list?

Mahindra quotes 20 minutes for 20 to 80%, not 10 to 80%. It is very likely under 60 minutes for the wider window too, but Mahindra does not publish that figure and we have not estimated it.

Is 20 to 80% the same as 10 to 80%?

No. The 10 to 80% session adds a further tenth of the battery, so it always takes longer on the same car and charger.

Will I get the brochure time at any fast charger?

Only if the charger can supply at least the power the maker specifies, and the battery is at a suitable temperature. BMW's figures for the iX show 35 minutes at 195 kW stretching to 97 minutes at 50 kW.

Which affordable electric SUV charges fastest?

Among those quoting 10 to 80%, the Hyundai Creta Electric and Kia Syros EV at 39 minutes, on chargers of 100 kW or more. The Tata Nexon EV 45 is a minute behind and only needs a 60 kW charger.