You also get an air purifier with AQI display and lots of other features, including something called Arcade.ev, that even lets you watch stuff like Amazon Prime in the car when it is at a standstill, besides of course a host of other apps in gaming, OTT, etc. You also get features like ventilated front seats, a jewelled gear selector knob with a built-in LCD and much more. There are two versions here — the standard and the LR. The standard comes with a 25 kWh battery with a 82 BHP motor whilst the LR has a 35 kWh battery with a 120 BHP motor.

The claimed range is 315 kilometres and 421 kilometres, respectively. Put the dial in D, choose Eco or Normal or Sport mode, and she just takes off. You got to be careful with how you put your foot down as the available 190Nm of torque at 0 rpm will make sure you don’t drive fast — you fly low. Charge is also decently regenerated in a way you can control. I just loved driving it — it brings a grin to your face when you slot the Punch EV through traffic. It is definitely one of the better EVs to drive in India.

The company offers up to eight years or 1,60,000 kilometres warranty for the battery pack and the motor, and three years or 1,25,000 kilometres on the entire vehicle, which is pretty good.

If this is the future, I am loving it. By the way, the way that charging port door opens and gets out of the way is an amazing party trick!

Priced from Rs 10.99 –14.49 lakh

(ex-showroom)