Why does the Tigor.ev XE cost 5 lakh rupees more than the Tiago.ev XE

Looking at the price of Tigor.ev, it seems that Tata is least interested in selling it.

BHPian JoseTheScorpion recently shared this with other enthusiasts:

I was just going through the TATA.ev website, which I must say is an amazing webpage to visit , and I was checking the starting prices of all the ev vehicles.

• Tiago.ev starts @ 7.99 Lakhs (what!! that's a steal)
• Punch.ev starts @ 9.99 Lakhs
• Tigor.ev starts @ 12.49 Lakhs (4.5 Lakhs more than Tiago - for a bigger boot? )
• Nexon.ev starts @12.49 Lakhs
• Curvv.ev starts @17.49 Lakhs

Looking at the price of Tigor.ev, it seems that Tata is least interested in selling it. My question being why is it 4.5 lakhs more expensive than Tiago. I see only the following advantages in Tigor.ev over the Tiago.ev

Bigger battery:

• Tiago XE has a 19.2 kWh High energy density Lithium ion battery pack
• Tigor XE has a 26 kWh High energy density Lithium ion battery pack

More powerful electric motor:

• Tiago XE has a 45 kW motor
• Tigor XE has a 55 kW motor

I don’t see any other major differences, but asking for an additional 4.5 Lakhs for the Tigor XE seems highly overpriced—almost delusional.

Do you guys agree or am I missing something here?

Here's what BHPian Motard_Blr had to say on the matter:

The Tigor EV is sold majorly to fleet operators. It maybe a marketing strategy to discourage individual consumers from buying one so that the other EVs in their portfolio are not sold to fleet and become known as taxi cars.

Here's what BHPian narayans80 had to say on the matter:

When I visited the Tata showroom to see Punch.ev about a month back. The sales executive said, they were asked not to sell Tigor EV. I didn't dig further whether it was fleet only or there was a facelift around the corner.

But that explains the lack of price correction on the Tigor vis-a-vis other Tata EVs.

Here's what BHPian ferrarirules had to say on the matter:

Sub-4m sedans is a dying segment. So i think Tata is just not looking at the price for the same. Also, Tata doesn't sell Tigor.EV for fleet. It sells it in under Xpress-T moniker similar to Maruti selling dzire as Dzire-Tour. The pricing for Xpress-T can be completely different to Tigor.EV.

Here's what BHPian Nanolover had to say on the matter:

I think the ideal delta for comparison is the Tiago XT LR and the tigor XT in this case the difference is 3 lakhs. ( 9.99 vs 12.99). Tigor has an official discount of 75 k as per the website.

Even then, the price difference of 2 lakhs is a bit too much ( I own a tigor ev and Tiago ev) . The major advantage of tigor ev is much better space in the back ( Tiago is cramped in the back) and fuller rear seats with soft headrest and a center armrest. Also it gets a full size spare wheel over the Tiago.

The difference should be 75k - 1 lakh max in my opinion. Having said that I have seen quite a few tigors here in Trivandrum. Love their new burgundy red colour exclusive to the ev.

Here's what BHPian vshankarhere had to say on the matter:

Tigor.ev is unofficially discontinued I guess. You will not see the vehicle available anywhere. It is available only to fleet owners under Xpress T name. Few dealers might carry some stocks which is why the webpage is active I feel.

Here's what BHPian JunkyardHunter had to say on the matter:

The truth is that Tata isn't interested in selling sedans anymore. Check out their massive lineup and the Tigor cuts a lonely figure for itself as the only sedan, with no massive pros above the Tiago (apart form the bigger boot). Same goes for the Tigor.ev. If it hasn't been for the XPress-T, it would have been discontinued long ago.

Although this does beg the question - why doesn't Tata pull the Tigor and Tigor.ev from the market and sell only the XPress-T?

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