An Affordable Electric Vehicle, Tata Motors Presents The Tiago

Tata Motors, Tiago EV

An electric vehicle (EV) with an affordable price seems too good to be true. Well, not for Tata Motors’ newly launched hot-hatch, the Tiago.

The Indian-based carmaker has priced it from INR 849,000 (MYR 48,315) to INR 1.179 million (MYR 67,095), and it comes in four variants, XE, XT, XZ+ and XZ+ Tech Lux.

Tata Motors, Tiago EV

Adequately built, variants with a medium-range battery, the XE and XT, have the energy capacity of 19.2-kWh, which offers a driving range of 250 Km (MIDC).

These variants provide a 60 Hp / 110 Nm of output to the electric motor, giving the car the ability to reach 0 to 60 Km/h in 6.2 seconds.

Whereas, variants with a 24-kWh long-range battery the XT, XZ+ and XZ Tech Lux, channels a higher output at 74 Hp / 114 Nm, and dashes from 0 to 60 Km/h in 5.7 seconds.

Tata Motors, Tiago EV

A CCS2 charging port and a 15A portable charger comes with the EV. With them, the medium-range battery can be fully charged in 6.9 hours and the long-range in 8.7 hours.

For faster charging, the medium-range battery can be charged using a 3.3-kW AC charger in 5.1 hours or with a 7.2-kW AC in 2.6 hours. Long-range is 6.4 hours and 3.6 hours respectively.

Of course, the fastest time to charge an EV can be achieved by using a DC charger, and according to Tata, the time required to charge the Tiago from 0 to 80% is only 57 minutes.

Tata Motors, Tiago EV

Convenience-wise, standard on all variants is the ZConnect telematics system, digital instrument cluster, airbags, air pressure monitoring system, ABS, EBD and a flat tire repair kit.

Meanwhile, higher variants, starting from XT add on the Harman infotainment system that supports Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and smartwatch connectivity.

Tata Motors, Tiago EV

That said, reservations for the Tiago EV have already opened in India starting this month, but delivery will only begin in January 2023.

Tata Motors, Tiago EV