Tata Harrier EV: 10 Things You Need To Know
Tata Motors showcased the Harrier.EV at the 2025 Bharat Mobility Expo. The Harrier.EV will be the first high voltage launch from the automaker for the Indian market, and the electric SUV is meant to build upon the success that the diesel engined Harrier has enjoyed here. Here are 10 things you need to know about the upcoming Harrier.EV – from the launch timeline to the features it offers.
Launch timeline
The Harrier.EV will be officially launched in the first half of the year – which means before June 2025. Bookings for the new electric SUV are expected to open just before launch. So, if you’re in the market for an electric SUV, and want something big and sporty, waiting for the Harrier.EV may be a good idea.
Will have the biggest battery on a Tata car
Tata Motors will equip the Harrier.EV with the biggest battery ever on a Tata car. Speculation puts the battery size of the Harrier.EV between 75 kWh to 80 kWh, and we have good reason to believe that this is roughly the battery size the SUV will come with. Currently, the biggest battery in a Tata electric car can be found on the Curvv.EV, which hosts a 55 kWh unit.
500 Kms real world range is what they’re seriously targeting
Top Tata Motors officials closely involved with the Harrier.EV project have gone on record stating that the targeted real world range for the electric SUV is 500 Kms. In a SUV as heavy as the Tata Harrier, such a range means that the battery would have to be at least 75 kWh in capacity. A 600 Kms real world range will also mean the claimed range will stand at 650-700 Kms, considering the fact real world range is usually 70 % of the claimed range.
It’s India’s first affordable electric SUV with twin electric motors
The Harrier.EV showcased at the 2025 Bharat Mobility Expo featured two electric motors – one on the front axle, and the other on the rear axle. The Harrier.EV is expected to be priced at under Rs. 30 lakh, making it India’s first affordable SUV with twin electric motors.
First affordable EV with AWD
The reason Tata Motors is offering twin electric motors – one on each axle – is in order to give the SUV all wheel drive capability. It will be Tata Motors’ first all wheel drive SUV, and also India’s first all wheel drive electric SUV positioned in the affordable segments. Pricing is expected to be under Rs. 30 lakh.
It’s not 100 % production ready
While Tata Motors did showcase the Harrier.EV at the 2025 Bharat Mobility Expo, it was clear that it wasn’t the final production version. We say this as the SUV’s ‘summon mode’ was operated by a remote controller rather than say the key fob or an app. This indicates that the Harrier.EV is at least a couple of months away from being production ready as the ‘summon mode’ is a feature that has yet to be integrated fully.
Will predominantly be RWD
Although the Harrier.EV will get the all wheel drive layout in the top-end trims thanks to dual electric motors, there will be lower trims that will come with a single electric motor. The lower trims will be rear wheel driven, and also be much more cheaper, giving the customer more choice.
But will be really quick too, thanks to all wheel drive kicking in when needed
The advantage of all wheel drive goes beyond just off roading. All wheel drive means that the Harrier.EV can put down power and torque – all 500 Nm of it – to the ground effectively, and this will make the electric SUV very quick off the line. A sub-6 second 0-100 Kph run is what we anticipate for the Harrier.EV, making it a very quick SUV indeed. In fact, it promises to be the fastest car that Tata has ever produced.
Emphasis is on sporty rather than family use
With the all wheel drive version of the Harrier.EV, the emphasis will be on a sporty drive. Tata Motors – a pioneer in making electric mobility accessible to the masses in India – plans to use the electric SUV as a halo car – as a demonstration of what the company is capable of.
Will have a higher priced sibling
This is not to say that the Harrier.EV will be the flagship electric SUV from Tata Motors. While the Harrier.EV may hold on to that status in 2025, 2026 is likely to see Tata electrifying the Harrier’s sibling – the Safari. Also, the Avinya range of born electric cars are waiting in the wings, and many of them will be SUVs priced well above Rs. 40 lakh.