[electric_eel]

Originally Posted by lemedico

I have a noob question :


Could I buy and EV, and ONLY charge it with a 15amp plug socket EVERYTIME? I Don't have a problem with the slow charging issue as there are plenty of other cars in my garage to drive should I be stuck with my daily driver low on electrons.
Thanks in advance

Yes this is the ideal situation for and EV. Just make sure that you do have a good earthing (something which can be easily tested). Also do not use juggad extension boards and things like that. EVs draw peak current for a long duration (10 hrs) during overnight charging. Your power socket should be decent to sustain that kind of load.

[kiransri_bng]

Originally Posted by mally2

Trip update

Mangalore to Benaulim Goa - 347km typical 2 lane highways unlike Bangalore to mangalore.

Started Mangalore with 100% @6AM drove for 6.5 hours straight with a small coffee break of 20 mins.

Reached with 5% battery @ 127whkm full AC @22degrees.

This means the car returns a real life range of 370km on a full charge on typical state roads. Used sports mode 50% of the time. Drove like a typical lCE car
Averaged speeds of 85-95 sometimes touched 100

It was a bit nerve racking to touch the last 5%. In hindsight I should have done a quick 10-15 min top up at any 60kw charger( there were plenty on the way)

No hypermilling just CC @ 87kmph 90% of the time. Used sports mode a lot to overtake trucks at the start of Goa border. If I had done some hypermiling I could have saved another 10% at best and brought it down to 110whkm. No fun in that

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Sorry to ask same questions but can you share how many Passengers traveled during this Journey and if there were any Luggage?

Was AC on during the whole Journey?

[volkman10]

The Safety Ratings extended to the newly introduced variants of TATA NEXON.EV.

[mally2]

Originally Posted by kiransri_bng

Sorry to ask same questions but can you share how many Passengers traveled during this Journey and if there were any Luggage?

Was AC on during the whole Journey?

Hi mate. It was 3 passengers and boot 70% full. AC is always on. I never drive without AC.

Travel update

South Goa - Mangalore

Started at 91% and drove until 14%. Charged at Jio 60kw in Udupi for 15mins. Upped to 43% as that was enough to reach Mangalore with 20% spare per my estimate.

Reality I reached with 18% spare. That means 103% more Consumed for 370km @ 132whkm. I used sports mode a lot in karnal ghats and maintained 85-95km speeds throughout. Resulting in an average speed of 53kmph for the whole journey.

The charging speeds and efficiency when driving like a regular car is very impressive. I avoided hypermilling just to mimic ice driving. I am very familiar with hypermilling and I suspect this car can do the same journey with 15% more efficiently if I hypermilled. But that’s for my solo trips. Can’t annoy my wife anymore.

This car delivers and does not disappoint. Also I used the small frunk of the Nexon very effectively for the Goa to Mangalore stretch if you know what I mean

Stay tuned for mangalore to Bangalore upward elevation on Saturday

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[mally2]

Originally Posted by volkman10

The Safety Ratings extended to the newly introduced variants of TATA NEXON.EV.

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Does this mean Nexon 45 kWh or even the 30kwh. A bit confused

[volkman10]

Originally Posted by mally2

Does this mean Nexon 45 kWh or even the 30kwh. A bit confused

The new 45 kWh variants get the same adult occupant protection (AOP) and child occupant protection (COP) ratings as the previous 30 kWh variants tested in June 2024.
The Nexon EV 45kWh scored 29.86 out of 32 points in adult occupant protection (AOP) and 44.95 out of 49 in child occupant protection (COP)

Now, the entire Tata Nexon EV line-up has a 5-star safety rating in domestic crash testing.

[shaundub]

Hey guys, I have the Empowered variant of the Nexon 45 and I think my TPMS is giving faulty readings. I tried resetting it, but the reset option is greyed out in the settings. Anyone have any suggestions? Should I take it to the service center?

[Jazzybala]

Originally Posted by lemedico

I have a noob question :
I wish to swap my jerky amt Tiago(daily driver) for an EV, the Nexon perhaps.

I'm constantly stuck in bumper to bumper traffic in the metro construction across the city of Agra.

I DON'T wish to upgrade my power connection to 7kw, we already have 3KW. I don't want to go through with the faff of having the company come and upgrade my load limits, and the faff of buying a fast charger etc.

Could I buy and EV, and ONLY charge it with a 15amp plug socket EVERYTIME? I Don't have a problem with the slow charging issue as there are plenty of other cars in my garage to drive should I be stuck with my daily driver low on electrons.
Thanks in advance

Like many have mentioned here, you can comfortably charge your car with 16A current, without any concerns.

I would suggest that you get the wall charger that comes with the car installed and de-rate it to 10-12A charging current which is the effective charging rate for the portable charger. If and when you want to enhance your electrical capacity to say 5-6KW, you don't need to buy another charger then.

Just FYI, you can increase your power from 3KW to 4.5-5KW without any issues or hassles using the existing connection from your stretch transformer. There will be additional charges, yes, but no other actual work.

I suggest you explore this option as well so that you can maximise the utility of the wall charger since it will allow to better utilize your EV if it can "tank up" faster.

[mally2]

Final trip update

Drove back from Mangalore to Bangalore. Started at 4:45AM with 80% charge. Recharged at Zeon Hassan which has 8 guns ranging from 30kw to 200kw. Charged from from 20% to 83% in 40mins. Had a good breakfast there and finally Reached Bangalore with 23% battery

This means 120% used to cover the return journey of 361km. This included the famous ascent of the Shiradi Ghat. At the ghats the whkm touched a whopping 170whkm. It’s settled down to 152 by the time I reached Bangalore.

The important point to note is the whole drive is an ascent to Bangalore and I was maintaining a steady 90-96kmph from Hassan to Bangalore.

This means a real life range of 310 on the return journey. Not surprised as I pushed the vehicle harder and had a full boot plus one additional passenger ( 3 instead of 2 )

Again no hypermilling just regular drive with lots of sports mode and fun.


The over all trip was 1610km @ 134whkm meaning an average range of 350 per full charge. Kudos to Tata and this brilliant car


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