Know why Tata Punch EV is next level vehicle

Tata has just launched its all new Tata Punch EV and the technology provided in this vehicle is just amazing. It sure is way ahead of its time. Tata puch.ev will be available from 17th January in showrooms. But the question is whether EVs are even practical for usage in India, Whether India has enough charging infrastructure and whether it would be beneficial for you to buy an EV or going for a petrol vehicles makes better sense. If these questions bother you then you are on the right page as later in this article you will have all your answers and would be able to take an informed decision about buying your next vehicle.

Lets know the Tata Punch EV Design

Tata has designed this vehicle in multi layer architecture

• The layer 1 has propulsion system and battery pack, It is designed in such a manner that you get two better option one for long range needs other for normal usage. It is also flexible in propulsion system as you get three option
  • If motor is put forward then vehicle will be FWD
  • If motor is put on aft then vehicle will be RWD
  • If two motors are used on forward as well as rear it would become AWD
• The layer 2 has its CPU and electronics, It is smart enough to be able to handle ADAS level 2 task and tata says that it would be able to deal with Level 2+ tasks as well. Know What ADAS is by watching the video below. This layer also gives it capabilities such as vehicle to vehicle charging (V2V)and vehicle to device (V2D) charging, which you can use to charge your gadgets and another vehicle in distress.
• The layer 3 has its chasis, The chasis is so strong and flexible that TATA claims that it is ready for GNCAP 5 star and BNCAP 5 star ratings. TATA has said to launch 5+ products in coming 2 years based on this chasis. It enables the vehicle to have better cabin space with boot space in front and rear as well. It provide the vehicle low center of gravity and hence better handling.
• The layer 4 has 5G and cloud architecture of this vehicle. This vehicle has capabilities of using IOT to full. It sure is a futuristic tech in a vehicle. The vision is that in near future most vehicles will have these tech and vehicles would be able to communicate with each other and hence reduce the chances of accidents to a greater extent.

Tata Punch EV variants and colors

It comes in Two main Variants

1. Punch.ev Long Range
2. Punch.ev

  Further you get three persona options in Punch.ev Long Range and Five persona options in Punch.ev  

1. Empowered +
2. Empowered
3. Adventure
4. smart+
5. smart

Further you have option to choose for a sunroof or without sunroof. Please note this option is not provided in smart persona option

1. with sunroof
2. without sunroof

Further you get two options of charger in Punch.ev Long Range but Normal Punch.ev has only second option available as per now

1. 7.2 kW fast home charger
2. 3.3 kW wallbox charger

After choosing these options you get the option to choose upto five dashing colors.

Who should buy an Electric vehicle

One who thinks about the Environment and finds the refuelling a petrol vehicle a big expense can think about buying an electric vehicle. But lets break out everything for you from cost benefit to environment benefits

Are there any cost benefits in buying an EV

Lets assume you buy Tata punch ev for Rs 12 lakh, same thing in petrol you will easily get in Rs 8 lakh. So initially you are spending 4 lakh extra to buy this EV. Now according to top results on google running an EV for 1 km costs approximately Rs 0.60/- while running a petrol vehicle for 1 km costs around Rs 5/-. We are considering the fuel and recharging costs only and assuming that service cost would be the same. Now to cover you extra spending of Rs 4 lakh you have to run your EV for almost 90000 km. After your vehicle has run 90000km you would be saving some bucks. But don’t forget to compensate the time value of money, Because as per the rule of 72 if the interest rates that your money can fetch is 8% then your money doubles in 9 years.

Are the EVs good for Environment

First of all India is making only 40% electricity from renewable sources and rest 60% comes from burning coal. So if you are running an EV then don’t be in a state of mind that you are doing something good for environment, you are still polluting it. Maybe not the city you live in or you drive through but some other place where coal is burnt to give you electricity. But don’t be discouraged because there is brighter side too. First India is working towards increasing its share of Renewable energy and Second burning petrol and diesel is much worse. You ask why? because according to a study extracting, processing and transporting the petrol/diesel also causes lots of harm to the environment, on the other hand transporting electricity is nearly non polluting activity.

So If you buy an EV you are for sure saving the environment to some extent assuming using a private vehicle is inevitable. According to the Tata ev website if you run your vehicle daily for 40 kms for 5 years you will save so much environment that is saved by 600 fully grown trees.

Are the EVs practical in India / Does India has Infrastructure for EVS

Frankly speaking as of now India doesn’t have enough charging points to facilitate long distance EV usage. Big cities like Mumbai and Delhi do have charging stations which ranges from 10-100 in numbers but tier 2 cities has 0 charging points.

If you are going to use your ev upto 200-250 km for to and fro journey then it is OK assuming you can charge it at your home or parking. But for long distance travels EVs are not a viable option.

The good thing is that Indian Government and some Private players are actively working to give India state of art charging infrastructure. Soon there would be charging stations in Hotel parkings, Fuel stations, Parkings at major places and lots of privately operated charging points.

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