JSW MG Motor India has added a cheaper Windsor EV variant called the Commute, priced at ₹13.49 lakh (ex-showroom). It’s built for fleet operators and taxi drivers, not someone shopping for a weekend car with good speakers.
The Commute undercuts the Excite trim by ₹61,000. That gap matters more when you’re buying in bulk—₹61,000 across 20 units is over ₹12 lakh before anyone starts negotiating.
On-road in Haryana comes to around ₹13.93 lakh with TCS, accessories, and FasTag. If you use MG’s Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) model—where you buy the car without the battery and pay a monthly usage fee—the upfront cost drops further. Useful if you’re watching cash flow. Run the long-term numbers, though. Daily mileage changes the equation a lot.
The Commute keeps manual air conditioning, cruise control, tilt and telescopic steering, power windows, USB charging ports, and a 7-inch instrument cluster. The 10.1-inch touchscreen is gone—replaced with Bluetooth, USB, and FM radio.
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Comfort: Rear seats recline. For a taxi, that’s actually worth something.
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Safety: Dual airbags, four disc brakes, hill-hold, TPMS, three-point belts for all five seats.
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Performance: Unchanged from higher trims—38 kWh battery, 332 km ARAI range.
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Charging: 7.4 kW AC charging takes roughly 7 hours; a 45 kW DC charger does 20–80% in about 45 minutes.
Exterior: Steel wheels in place of alloys. Easier to repair after pothole damage, which in real-world taxi use isn’t actually a downside.
| Feature | MG Windsor Commute | MG ZS EV |
| Price | ₹13.49 lakh | ₹18–25 lakh |
| Battery | 38 kWh | 50.3 kWh |
| Range | 332 km | ~461 km |
| Target | Fleet/Taxi | Private |
| Infotainment | Basic | Premium |
| Wheels | Steel | Alloy |
| BaaS | Yes | No |
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Against the ZS EV: The gap is obvious—₹5+ lakh price difference, smaller battery, stripped interior. They’re not really competing for the same buyer.
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Against the Tata Tigor EV: The Tigor is priced at ₹12.49–13.75 lakh, but packs a smaller 26 kWh battery. For high-mileage commercial use, the Windsor’s extra range buffer counts.
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Against the Tiago EV: Cheaper but smaller—fine for city use, limiting for anything longer.
The Commute isn’t the cheapest EV you can buy. It’s the most practical one at this price for someone running real commercial distances.
