Toyota launches Urban Cruiser Ebella EV at ₹23.60 lakh after 4-month delay; dealer rollout mid-June

Toyota Kirloskar prices the Ebella EV at a premium to the mechanically identical Maruti e Vitara (from ₹20.01 lakh), leaning on a 61 kWh battery, 8-year warranty and 500 BEV-enabled service touchpoints. Deliveries begin second week of June after a four-month delay.

— Source publishedFri, 29 May, 2026, 13:45 IST·First seen Fri, 29 May, 2026, 13:52 IST·Source The Hindu BusinessLine

What happened

Toyota Kirloskar Motor · Toyota Kirloskar launched the Urban Cruiser Ebella EV at ₹23.60 lakh ex-showroom after a four-month delay, with dealer deliveries from

Key facts

  • ₹23.60 lakh
  • ₹20.01 lakh
  • 61 kWh
  • 128 kW
  • 189 Nm
  • 8-year warranty
  • 500 service touchpoints

Why this matters

The Toyota-Suzuki badge-engineering playbook is now live in Indian EVs, signaling a template for OEM partnerships where shared platforms diverge on service, warranty and brand positioning rather than hardware.