Top 8 best-selling EVs in India in August 2024

Electric vehicles are getting popular in India day by day due to their advantages over IC engine cars.

The government is also giving subsidies to customers who buy EVs to promote green energy.

Here is the list of the top 8 EVs in India in 2024 in descending order

  1. Tata Tiago EV
  2. Tata Nixon EV
  3. MG ZS EV
  4. BMW
  5. Volvo
  6. Mercedes-Benz
  7. Audi
  8. Hyundai Ioniq 5

5 top five sellers of EVs are

  • Tata Motors
  • MG Motors
  • Hyundai electric
  • BYD auto (Build your dreams)
  • BMW India

The cheapest EV in India as of August 2024 is the MG Comet, starting at 6.9 lakhs.

The most expensive EV in India as of August 2025 is the Mercedes-Benz EQS 580, worth rupees 1.95 crores (Ex-showroom)

Electric Vehicles

Electric vehicles are getting very popular nowadays for several reasons

  • Zero carbon emission/ clean fuel category
  • Cost-effective if used in long drives
  • Noise-free/vibration-free
  • Effective in flood-affected areas

An electric vehicle, as its name suggests, runs on electric energy that comes from an electric battery. It does not have an internal combustion engine like conventional vehicles.

Electric vehicles have a few main components

  • Electric motor
  • Battery pack
  • Power electronics controller (controls the speed of the electric motor)
  • DC/ DC converter (To convert high voltage to lower voltage for running equipment in the car)
  • Thermal system for cooling
  • Transmission system
  • Protection circuits
  • Different types of sensors

Electric vehicles started developing in the 19th century, but practical vehicles on roads came only after 2010.

Electric vehicles can broadly be classified into 3 categories

Battery electric vehicles: It has a battery pack and an electric motor. The battery pack runs the motor. It is a simple one.

Hybrid electric vehicles: It has both an engine and a motor with a battery pack. It runs on the engine and motor at the same time. The battery of the HEV is charged by the engine.

Plug-in hybrid vehicles: These vehicles have both an engine and a motor. But its battery could be charged from an external charging source.

Tesla is one of the most popular car brands and has the following car models.

  • Tesla Model 3
  • Tesla Model S
  • Tesla Roadster
  • Tesla Model X
  • Tesla Model Y

The above models start from approx. $ 40000 (33.5 lakhs) for Model 3 to approx. $200000 (1.67 crores) for the roadster.

Electric vehicles have different types of sensors as follows

  • Voltage sensors
  • Temperature sensor
  • Current sensor
  • Position sensor
  • Speed sensor
  • Torque sensor
  • Coolant temperature sensor
  • Ambient temperature sensor, Ultrasonic sensor
  • RADAR/ LiDAR sensor
  • Accelerometers
  • Gyroscopes, etc.

Even after this much advancement in recent years in the EV industry, a few limitations exist that are hindering its growth and the replacement of IC engine cars with EVs.

The limitation of EVs is discussed in detail in another blog with a link below.

Air purifiers

Due to deteriorating air quality and rise of the respiratory problems, air purifiers can be seen in not only hospitals but in homes also.

On 5th November 2021 (when I am writing this article), Delhi is the most polluted city in the world with an AQI (Air Quality Index) of 324 (Hazardous). Beijing is on the second rank with an AQI of 220 (very unhealthy).

Air Quality Index – Particulate Matter

301-500Hazardous
201-300Very unhealthy
151-200Unhealthy
101-150Unhealthy for sensitive groups
51-100Moderate
0-50Good

Air purifiers cleanse the air by removing pollutants, toxins, and other harmful elements from the air.

Air purifiers suck the air in, filter it with mesh and neutralize the pollutant and finally recirculate the air into the space where it is placed.

Specification to be notified to buy a new air purifier

  1. Air purifier should have a proper certification
  2. Noise level should not be more than 45-50 decibels
  3. Electricity consumption
  4. Maintenance costs due to changing of filters of air purifiers
  5. Efficiency of filters which should be around 99%

Note: Don’t buy Ion-based air purifiers which neutralize the positive air pollutants with the negative ions but emit ozone which ultimately causes ozone emission.

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Power Banks

Power banks are the portable devices used for the charging of other devices especially when you don’t
want to use your conventional wall charges. Basically, they have a small battery that needs to be changed from time to time.
But it is not only the battery but other circuits like safety circuits that take care of overcharging of the device as
well as a power bank, overheating protection circuits, charging rate, charging time, etc.

If you want to check the total number of times your power bank can charge, then you can use this formula


The labeled capacity of the power bank x 3.7 / output voltage of power bank) x 0.85 /
the battery capacity of device = Total number of recharges

So if you are using One plus 9 pro mobile and power bank of capacity 10000 mah, which is giving 5v output

(10000 x 3.7 / 5) x 0.85 / 4500 = 1.39 charges

Note: So keep in mind while buying a power
the bank that no. of charges is not as simple as 10000/ 4500 = 2.22 charges (wrong)

Important parameters to keep in mind while buying a power bank is
1) Powerbank capacity – It should be at least enough to charge your phone 2 times
2) Charging time – It should support fast charging of at least more than 10W power
3) Size – It should not be too heavy and the battery must be of lithium-polymer and not lithium-ion (bulky)
4) Output Current – More current means faster charging

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IP67 vs IP68 standards

Today we will talk about the waterproofing of electronics gadgets.
In some cases, it is very important as we all can damage our expensive without waterproofing and dust proofing. Some of the most common materials that we use in waterproofing are silicone, epoxy, urethane, acrylic, fluoropolymer, etc. but in this blog, we are not going to discuss it.

I am sure that you all have seen IP67, IP68, or similar rating numbers in the format of IPxx. Firstly, IP stands for “Ingress Protection” and basically it tells u how much protected is your phone against dust or water. If your phone or any other gadget has a rating of IP67, this means it has a dust protection level of 6 and a water protection level of 7. If you will see both the charts of dust-proofing as well as water-proofing then you will find that IP67 is completely protected
against dust and protected against 1m of immersion up to 1 meter. On the other hand, IP68 means completely dust-protected and protected against long periods of immersion
under pressure.

First NumberDefinition
0No protection
1Protection from objects greater than 50mm in diameter
2Protection from objects greater than 12mm in diameter
3Protection from objects greater than 2.5mm in diameter
4Protection from objects greater than 1mm in diameter
5Limited ingress of dust permitted in the device
6Completely protected from dust

IP (Ingress Protection) Rating Table for Solids/ Dust

It means the higher the number on the scale, the better will be the protection against dust and water.

Second NumberDefinition
0No protection
1Protected against vertically falling drops of water for 10 minutes
2Protected against diagonally falling drops of water for 10 minutes at a rate of 3mm/min
3Protected against diagonally falling sprays of water for 5 minutes at 0.7 LPM at 80-100 KPa
4Protected against water splashed from all directions for 5 minutes at 10 LPM at 80-100 KPa
5Protected against a 6.3 mm water nozzle for 3 minutes at 12.5 LPM at 30 KPa at a distance of 3 meters
6Protected against a 12.5 mm water nozzle for 3 minutes at 100 LPM at 100 KPa at a distance of 3 meters.
7Protected against 30-minute submersion at a depth of 1 meter
8Protected against continuous submersion for long periods at a depth of 3 meters
9KProtected against powerful, high-temperature water jets.

IP (Ingress Protection) Rating Table for Liquids

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