30,000 km with my Tiago EV LR: Overall ownership costs & experience

Having bought a Punch EV recently, the interior and fit and finish of Tiago feels a bit rudimentary, but for the price it does the job.

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Completed one year with Tata Tiago EV. Here are some observations...

Variant - XT LR (24 kWh battery)

Mileage Covered - 30,000 Approx

• Saved almost a couple of lakhs in fuel costs in the first year itself. Running costs depends on the usage and weather. Without air conditioning it runs about 250-260 Kms in city. In Delhi summers with bumper-to-bumper traffic the range goes down to 160-170 Kms on a full charge.

• Just like air conditioner, heater is also a big battery drain. Using heater constantly in winters results in the range reducing to below 150. It's better to heat the car and then switch it off, unlike ac where it's kept on constantly.

• Full charge takes 24 units which at peak price of Rs 10 per unit means Rs 240 for a complete charge. That translates into to Rs 1.4 per km in summers and Rs 0.90 per km in winters.

• Minor niggles and issues aside the car has been largely problem free. Even the issues that did crop up Tata service has taken care of them promptly.

• Maintenance costs are very low compared to ICE cars. 3 services done till now, total cost of all 3 services combined Rs 6000 which is almost nothing compared to fossil fuel cars.

• Driving, pickup and air conditioning are top notch. The power is adequate, and one never feels that the motor is underpowered. Even on a full load of 5 people with some stuff in the boot, the car performs beautifully.

• Range anxiety was a problem initially, but not anymore. Having driven almost all over Delhi and sometimes almost all day travelling to different parts of the city, never has the car required a charge in between the day even with heavy traffic.

• DC fast charging takes about 1 min to charge 1 percent at most chargers. So, the car should take about 1.5 hours to charge completely from 0 to 100 on a DC charger. A top-up from 20-30% should not take more than 40-50 minutes.

• Home charger takes the car from 0 - 100 in about 11 hours. But again, not an issue as the car has about 20-30% charge left by end of the day, so it takes 6-7 hours to charge. The initial charge from 0-90 is fastest, but the last 10% is what takes a while. This is true for all EV's.

• Being a hatchback, the space inside is for 4 people to sit comfortably. Three can sit on the back seat, but their shoulders would touch each other, and it will be a tight squeeze.

Having bought a Punch EV recently, the interior and fit and finish of Tiago feels a bit rudimentary, but for the price it does the job. As my car is 100% driven by the driver, I personally feel the rough and tough low-cost interior and exterior is a boon. When parts like side mirror and lights break its cheap to replace from the service center itself as Tata has a strict no outside electrical parts policy for the EV, breaking which would result in issues with your car warranty.

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