Tata Nexon EV crosses 2,000 sales mark

Tuhin Guha Updated: December 03, 2020, 01:27 PM IST

In 10 months of it being launched, the Tata Nexon EV has sold 2,200 units. Notably, the Nexon EV only crossed the 1,000-unit sales milestone in August 2020 and it's only taken three months for the latter 1,000 units to find buyers. With this, the electric version of the Nexon now accounts for 74 per cent of the Indian EV segment.

When bought outright, the Tata Nexon EV is Rs 13.99 lakh for the base XM trim level. The XZ and top-spec XZ Lux variants cost Rs 14.99 lakh and Rs 15.99 lakh respectively (All prices are ex-showroom pan India). Tata Motors has now introduced a subscription plan for the Tata Nexon EV. Consumers will not need to buy the electric SUV outright, instead, an all-inclusive monthly rental starting from Rs 41,900 can be paid. Know more about the Nexon EV's subscription schemes here.

There is a single-speed gearbox with two drive mode options, Drive and Sport. In the Sport mode, there is a torque boost of up to 60 per cent to give you the full 245Nm. Through a DC fast charger, the Nexon EV will reach 80 per cent capacity in 60 minutes. The car can also be plugged into any standard power socket, which takes eight hours to get from 20 to 80 per cent charge.

The Nexon EV's lithium-ion battery is of 30.2kWh capacity and feeds a permanent-magnet AC motor that puts 129PS and 245Nm through the front wheels. This allows for a brisk 0 to 100kmph time of 9.9s, the top speed is limited to 120kmph. The SUV will do over 312km on a full charge as per the ARAI, a real-world range of around 240km can be expected in the real world.

Read our review of the Tata Nexon EV here

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