2026 Tata Punch EV Variants Explained

Tata Motors has recently given the Punch EV a mid-life facelift update, introducing subtle styling changes, new features, and most importantly, new battery pack options that offer improved range and performance than before. While we have already detailed a comparison between the new and old Punch EV, here, we have broken down its entire variant lineup to see what each variant brings to the table –

Tata Punch EV Smart

Key Features: –

• Exterior: Side indicators on side mirrors, 15-inch steel wheels with hub caps, blacked-out side mirrors & door handles, connected tail lamp setup and LED DRLs.
• Interior: Dual-tone cabin, fabric seats, 4-inch digital instrument cluster, and illuminated Tata logo on the steering wheel.

• Comfort & Convenience: Automatic AC, front power windows, height-adjustable driver seat, 2 drive modes (City and Sport), and adjustable headrest for rear seats.
• Infotainment: iRA connected car tech.
• EV-Specific Technology: Multi-mode regen braking.
• Safety: Six airbags, ABS with EBD, ESP, hill hold assist, high beam alert, tyre pressure monitoring system, ISOFIX child seat anchors, rear parking sensors, and impact sensing auto door unlock.

Tata Punch EV Smart+

Key Features (over Smart variant): –

• Exterior: Sharkfin antenna and 16-inch steel wheels (40 kWh variant).
• Interior: Co-driver vanity mirror (40 kWh variant) and iTogle window control switches
• Comfort & Convenience: Remote key with central locking, paddle shifters for regen, USB type ‑ C+C fast charging port (65W), steering-mounted controls, rear power windows, and Eco driving mode (40 kWh variant).
• Infotainment: 8-inch touchscreen infotainment, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and 4-speakers.
• Safety: Day/night IRVM, electronic parking brake with auto-hold (40 kWh variant), hill hold control (40 kWh variant), and rear camera (40 kWh variant).

Tata Punch EV Adventure

Key Features (over Smart+ variant): –

• Exterior: Body-colour door handles and 16-inch hyper‑style steel wheels.
• Comfort & Convenience: Keyless entry with push-button start/stop, follow-me-headlamp function, cruise control, and power-adjustable side mirrors.
• Safety: Hill descent control.

Tata Punch EV Empowered

Key Features (over Adventure variant): –

• Exterior: Rear wiper, rear defogger, 16-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels, and dual-tone roof.
• Interior: 10.25-inch fully digital driver’s display with navigation support.
• Comfort & Convenience: 360-degree camera, automatic headlamps, rain-sensing wipers, front armrest with storage, air purifier, cooled glovebox, auto-fold ORVMs, and 15W type-C charging port for rear.
• Infotainment: 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, more connected car features, and voice assistance.
• Safety: Blind-view monitoring.

Tata Punch EV Empowered+ S

Key Features (over Empowered variant): –

• Exterior: Single-pane electric sunroof, roof rails, LED headlamps and front fog lamps with cornering function.
• Interior: Leatherette seats.
• Comfort & Convenience: Auto-dimming IRVM, wireless smartphone charger, and rear armrest.

2026 New Tata Punch EV Facelift – Range and Specs

Competition Check

In the compact EV segment, the Punch EV takes on the Citoren eC3, which ranges between Rs 12.90 – 13.41 lakh (ex-showroom).