Electric SUVs with wireless charging under Rs 25 lakh: which variant gets the pad

Ten electric SUVs offer a wireless phone charger on a variant priced under Rs 25 lakh, and on only one of them, the Tata Curvv.ev, is the pad on the entry variant. The cheapest way in is the Tata Punch.ev Empowered+ S 40 at Rs 12,99,000, the Maruti Suzuki e Vitara Zeta at Rs 17,94,000 pairs the pad with the biggest battery under Rs 20 lakh (61 kWh, 543 km claimed), and the Hyundai Creta Electric Excellence Knight at Rs 21,45,400 is the cheapest SUV here with a second pad for the back seat.

"Wireless charging" on an EV spec sheet means a pad for your phone. No electric SUV on sale in India charges its own drive battery without a cable. So the useful question is which variant the pad starts on, because that is where most of these lists go wrong.

Where the wireless charger starts on each SUV

SUV	Cheapest variant with the pad	Ex-showroom price	Pads	Battery	Claimed range
Tata Punch.ev	Empowered+ S 40	Rs 12,99,000	1 front	40 kWh	468 km
MG Windsor EV	Exclusive	Rs 15,99,800	1 front	38 kWh	332 km
Tata Nexon.ev	Empowered 45	Rs 16,34,000	1 front	45 kWh	489 km
Tata Curvv.ev	Accomplished X 55	Rs 17,19,000	1 front	55 kWh	502 km
Maruti Suzuki e Vitara	Zeta	Rs 17,94,000	1 front	61 kWh	543 km
MG ZS EV	Exclusive Plus	Rs 19,99,600	1 front	50.3 kWh	461 km
Hyundai Creta Electric	Premium	Rs 19,99,900	1 front (rear pad on Knight)	42 kWh	420 km
Mahindra BE 6 Sporteq	Two	Rs 20,95,000	1 front (2 from Three+)	59 kWh	573 km
Tata Harrier.ev	Fearless+ 65	Rs 24,29,000	1 front	65 kWh	538 km
Mahindra XEV 9e	Pack Two 59 kWh	Rs 24,90,000	1 front	59 kWh	522 km

Feature availability is read from each maker's variant grid or variant card. Prices are ex-showroom and were checked on 13 October 2026 on each maker's own site: NEXA's price page (Delhi), Tata's variant cards on ev.tata.cars, Hyundai's Delhi price list and Mahindra's configurator. MG prices are from MG's brochures, effective 1 July 2026.

The ten SUVs, cheapest first

1. Tata Punch.ev Empowered+ S 40

Tata's variant grid for the 2026 Punch.ev shows the wireless charger on one variant only, the top Empowered+ S 40 at Rs 12,99,000. The Empowered 40 one step below, at Rs 12,69,000, does not get it, so the pad and the auto-dimming mirror that comes with it cost Rs 30,000 over the next trim. That makes this the lowest-priced electric SUV with a pad. It is also a small car with a 366-litre boot and drum brakes at the rear.

The 40 kWh pack carries a claimed 468 km, six airbags are standard, and the 2026 car holds a 5-star Bharat NCAP rating of 31.09 out of 32 for adults and 45 out of 49 for children.

2. MG Windsor EV Exclusive

MG's grid shows the pad on four of the Windsor's five variants: Exclusive (Rs 15,99,800), Essence (Rs 16,99,800), Exclusive Pro (Rs 17,89,800) and Essence Pro (Rs 18,99,800). Only the entry Excite at Rs 14,69,800 misses out.

The catch is range. The Exclusive and Essence use the 38 kWh battery with a claimed 332 km, the lowest figure in this list. The two Pro variants move to 52.9 kWh and 449 km. Six airbags are standard throughout, and Level 2 driver assistance is confined to the Essence Pro.

3. Tata Nexon.ev Empowered 45

Tata puts the wireless charger on the Empowered 45, along with an auto-dimming mirror, a 360-degree camera, cruise control and a sunroof. The Creative and Fearless trims below it do without. The Empowered 45 is Rs 16,34,000, with the 45 kWh battery and a claimed 489 km.

If your budget stops at the Fearless 45 (Rs 15,34,000), you get the same battery and motor but plug the phone into one of the 45 W Type-C ports instead. The pad is one item in a Rs 1 lakh step.

4. Tata Curvv.ev Accomplished X 55

Tata trimmed the Curvv.ev to a three-variant Series X line-up in 2026, and the entry car is now well equipped. The variant card for the Accomplished X 55, at Rs 17,19,000, lists a wireless smartphone charger alongside a panoramic sunroof, a 360-degree camera and a 10.25-inch touchscreen. That makes the Curvv.ev the only SUV here with the pad on its cheapest variant, though that is partly because the cheaper 45 kWh trims are gone.

It uses the 55 kWh battery, for which Tata's brochure quotes 502 km. One caution: Tata's separate specification table leaves the wireless-charger cell blank for this variant while the variant card lists it, so check the car you are shown.

5. Maruti Suzuki e Vitara Zeta

The e Vitara brochure lists the wireless charger on the Zeta and Alpha and marks it not available on the Delta. NEXA's price page lists the Zeta at Rs 17,94,000 and the Delta at Rs 16,19,000. The Alpha is Rs 19,99,000, or Rs 20,21,000 with the dual-tone roof.

Stepping from Delta to Zeta buys more than the pad. The battery goes from 49 kWh to 61 kWh, claimed range from 440 km to 543 km, motor output from 105.8 kW to 128 kW, and a reverse camera joins the rear sensors. Both battery sizes are LFP with an 8-year or 1,60,000 km warranty, and the brochure quotes 45 minutes for a 10 to 80 percent DC charge. USB Type-A and Type-C ports front and rear, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, and seven airbags are on every variant, so a Delta buyer still has a wired route for every seat.

Its Bharat NCAP rating is 5 stars, 31.49 out of 32 for adults and 43 out of 49 for children, and the applicability list covers Delta, Zeta and Alpha.

Two things count against it. The Delta, the variant that makes the headline price, has no pad and no camera. And the 61 kWh pack needs about 9 hours on a 7.4 kW AC charger, with DC charging slower than the Mahindras further down this list.

6. MG ZS EV Exclusive Plus

On the ZS EV the pad is on the Exclusive Plus (Rs 19,99,600) and Essence (Rs 20,74,600). The Executive at Rs 17,99,000 and Excite Pro at Rs 18,74,600 do not have it. All four variants share one 50.3 kWh battery and a claimed 461 km, so here the pad is purely a trim decision. The Exclusive Plus also adds a 360-degree camera and a powered driver's seat.

One oddity in MG's own grid: every ZS EV variant, including the Essence, has a manual day and night mirror.

7. Hyundai Creta Electric Premium

Hyundai's September 2026 grid has ten Creta Electric variants, and the front pad is on seven of them. The Executive, Executive Tech and Executive (O) LR go without. The cheapest with a pad is the Premium at Rs 19,99,900 with the 42 kWh battery and 420 km. The cheapest long-range car with one is the Smart (O) LR at Rs 21,53,700, with 51.4 kWh and 510 km.

The Creta Electric is also the only SUV under Rs 25 lakh in this list with a pad for the second row. It is fitted to the Excellence Knight (Rs 21,45,400), the Excellence LR Knight (Rs 23,82,100) and the Lounge Edition (Rs 24,34,100). The plain Excellence and Excellence LR have the front pad only.

8. Mahindra BE 6 Sporteq Two

Mahindra relaunched the BE 6 as the BE 6 Sporteq with new trim names, so older lists quoting "Pack One" and "Pack Two" are out of date. In the current brochure the front wireless charger arrives on the Two (Rs 20,95,000), and the Three+ (from Rs 23,95,000) adds a second front pad. The One at Rs 19,45,000 has neither.

The Two uses the 59 kWh battery with a claimed 573 km, the longest range of any pad-equipped variant under Rs 21 lakh here. Mahindra's prices exclude the wall charger, which is Rs 60,000 for the 7.2 kW unit.

9. Tata Harrier.ev Fearless+ 65

Tata's grid shows the pad from the Fearless+ upward. The Adventure 65 (Rs 21,79,000) and Adventure S 65 miss it. The Fearless+ 65 is Rs 24,29,000 with the 65 kWh battery and a claimed 538 km, and it is also the trim where the seventh (knee) airbag and 360-degree camera appear.

The Fearless+ 75, with 627 km claimed, is now Rs 25,29,000. A price rise has pushed it Rs 29,000 over this list's ceiling, so the 75 kWh Harrier.ev no longer qualifies.

10. Mahindra XEV 9e Pack Two

The XEV 9e only just qualifies. Mahindra's April 2026 brochure marks the wireless charger as not available on Pack One (Rs 21,90,000) and as a single front pad on Pack Two. Pack Two with the 59 kWh battery is Rs 24,90,000, which is Rs 10,000 under the ceiling before you add a charger. Claimed range on that battery is 522 km.

Just over Rs 25 lakh

A few variants sit above the line:

• Tata Harrier.ev Fearless+ 75, Rs 25,29,000: front pad, 75 kWh battery.
• Mahindra XEV 9e Pack Three Select, Rs 27,90,000: front and rear pads. Pack Two with the 79 kWh battery (Rs 26,50,000, 656 km) still has the front pad only.
• Mahindra XEV 9S Pack Two Above 70 kWh, Rs 25,25,000: front pad in a seven-seater. Front and rear pads from Pack Three at Rs 28,05,000.
• VinFast VF7 Wind: the pad starts here, and the Earth at Rs 22,99,000 does not have one. VinFast's site shows only the starting price, so we have not listed a Wind price.

How this list was built, and what is not verified

Every "has it" or "does not have it" above comes from the manufacturer's own material: the brochure variant grid for Maruti, MG, Hyundai, Mahindra and VinFast, and for Tata the specification tables and variant cards on ev.tata.cars. Prices were read from each maker's site on 13 October 2026, except MG's, which are from its brochure price lists.

Three limits are worth knowing about.

• The VinFast VF6 has a wireless charger on the Wind and Wind Infinity but not the Earth (Rs 18,19,000). It would almost certainly qualify, but VinFast publishes no variant price for the Wind, so it is not ranked.
• The Curvv.ev range figure is from Tata's brochure for the 55 kWh battery, which predates the Series X trims.
• NEXA's page shows the e Vitara Alpha in dual tone by default; the Rs 19,99,000 single-tone price is from the same NEXA price data.

The draft this article started from also listed a Kia electric SUV. Kia publishes no accessible variant sheet for it, so it is not included.

What to check at the showroom

Take your own phone, in its case. Pads are fussy about thick cases and camera bumps, and a phone running navigation in a sunlit cabin can get warm enough to pause charging. Mahindra says its pad is a 15 W unit with cooling; most other makers do not state a wattage in the brochure, so do not assume fast charging.

Then look at what the variant without the pad gives you instead. Every SUV here has Type-C ports, and a 45 W or 65 W wired port will refill a phone faster than any pad. If the pad is the only thing pulling you up a trim, the Rs 30,000 step on the Punch.ev is easy to justify. A step of Rs 1 lakh or more for it alone is not.

For the wider field at this budget, see our guide to the best electric SUVs under Rs 25 lakh.

Frequently asked questions

Which is the cheapest electric SUV with a wireless phone charger?

The Tata Punch.ev Empowered+ S 40 at Rs 12,99,000. It is the only Punch.ev variant with the pad.

Does the Maruti Suzuki e Vitara have wireless charging?

Yes, on the Zeta and Alpha. The brochure marks it not available on the Delta, which has USB Type-A and Type-C ports front and rear instead.

Which electric SUVs under Rs 25 lakh have a rear wireless charger?

Only the Hyundai Creta Electric, on the Excellence Knight, Excellence LR Knight and Lounge Edition, starting at Rs 21,45,400. The Mahindra XEV 9e and XEV 9S offer front and rear pads, but on variants above Rs 25 lakh.

Does any electric SUV get a wireless charger on the base variant?

Of the ten here, only the Tata Curvv.ev, whose entry Accomplished X 55 lists one at Rs 17,19,000. On the other nine the base variant goes without. The MG Windsor EV comes closest, with the pad on four of five variants.

Can an electric SUV in India charge its own battery wirelessly?

No. Every EV on sale in India charges through a cable. Wireless charging in a brochure refers to the phone pad.

Which wireless-charging variant has the longest range under Rs 25 lakh?

The Mahindra BE 6 Sporteq Three+ 79 kWh at Rs 24,95,000, with 708 km claimed. The Tata Harrier.ev Fearless+ 75 (627 km) now costs Rs 25,29,000 and falls outside the budget.