MG just made India's only electric roadster ₹10 lakh cheaper to get into. The catch: you now pay ₹8 for every kilometre you drive on the battery. This is not a price cut, it's a swap, and whether it saves you money depends entirely on how much you drive.
BaaS pricing breakdown: ₹72.49 lakh + ₹8/km
MG's Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) scheme splits the battery cost out of the car's price. So instead of paying the full ₹82.49 lakh for the GT variant, you pay ₹72.49 lakh upfront (ex-showroom) and rent the battery at ₹8 per km. That's an upfront saving of ₹10.01 lakh. The scheme is live now at MG's premium Select outlets, and it also covers the M9 electric MPV. Remember, ex-showroom price does not include road tax, registration, insurance or the home charger and its installation. On-road cost varies by state.
The math: when BaaS saves money (and when it doesn't)
Here's the part that matters. At ₹8/km, driving 1,000 km a month costs ₹8,000 in battery rent, or ₹96,000 a year. A weekend driver who does 5,000 km a year pays ₹40,000 in rent annually. An enthusiast doing 15,000 km a year pays ₹1.2 lakh. Now weigh that against the ₹10.01 lakh you saved upfront. At 5,000 km/year, it takes about 25 years of rent to eat up that saving, so BaaS clearly wins for low-mileage owners. At 15,000 km/year, break-even comes at roughly 8.3 years. Most Cyberster buyers will drive it lightly, as a weekend toy, which is exactly where BaaS pays off. If you plan to rack up big miles, buying the battery outright makes more sense.
Cyberster unchanged: 503 bhp, 580 km range, specs at a glance
Nothing else changes on the car. The Cyberster still runs a 77 kWh battery pack (the battery size) with a claimed range of 580 km on the test cycle. In real driving, expect closer to 400 km, less if you enjoy the performance. And you will. The dual-motor all-wheel-drive setup makes 503 bhp and 725 Nm of torque (pulling power), enough for a 0-100 km/h sprint MG quotes at around 3.2 seconds (how fast it hits highway speed). The electric scissor doors and cockpit-style two-seat layout stay. This is a niche roadster, not a school-run EV, and the numbers reflect that.
M9 also gets BaaS at ₹69.99 lakh with the same ₹8/km
The scheme isn't Cyberster-only. MG's M9 luxury electric MPV now starts at ₹69.99 lakh under BaaS, down about ₹9.96 lakh from its regular price. Same ₹8/km battery rent applies. The M9 packs a 90 kWh battery, a 548 km claimed range, and a single front motor making 245 bhp and 350 Nm. Its rear Presidential seats get 16-way adjustment, eight massage modes and ventilation. Together, the Cyberster and M9 have already crossed 3,000 combined sales, and BaaS is MG's way of pulling in more buyers by lowering the entry cost.
Should you opt for BaaS or buy outright?
Simple rule: the less you drive, the more BaaS makes sense. If the Cyberster is your weekend fun car doing 5,000-6,000 km a year, take BaaS, keep ₹10 lakh in your pocket, and the rent stays modest. If you plan to use it hard and often, do the sum before signing, because ₹8/km adds up fast. There's no central cash subsidy on premium EVs like this, only possible state road-tax or registration waivers that vary, so check your RTO. The Cyberster fits the bill for a well-heeled buyer who wants a striking electric roadster and drives it for pleasure, not daily duty.
MG Cyberster
SportsReferences: MG India — official website
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