Tata Motors launches the all-new Tigor EV for the personal segment starting INR 11.99 lakhs

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Tata Motors launches its second electric car for the personal segment – the all-new Tigor EV with an ARAI certified range of 306 km.

The sedan is powered by Tata Motors’ high voltage electric architecture – Ziptron. Nexon EV is also based on the same electric powertrain architecture.

Please note that Tigor EV has already been available to institutional buyers such as fleet operators and government departments, but with this new version, the company looks to strengthen its position in India’s personal electric car segment. In a statement during the launch, a company representative said that there are 8,500 electric cars plying on the Indian roads today of which 6,000 are Nexon EVs.

Specifications

The new Tigor EV gives a peak power output of 55 kW and a peak torque of 170 Nm and does 0 to 60 kmph in 5.7 seconds. It comes with an IP 67 rated 26 kWh Lithium-ion battery pack and a permanent magnet synchronous motor, offers an 8-year and 160,000 KM battery and motor warranty. 

The EV comes with a 7” HARMAN Touchscreen infotainment with 4 speakers and 4 tweeters. The connected car suite, iRA offers 30+ features including remote commands, intrusion alert, remote cooling, charging status, time to full charge and remote diagnostics.

The car will be available in two colours – Signature Teal Blue and Daytona Grey.

Safety

The Tigor EV is GNCAP 4 star certified, making it the safest sedan in its segment. The standard safety features like dual airbags, ABS with EBD and Corner Stability Control and Hill ascent assist & Hill descent assist are available in the Tigor EV. The car complies with ODB 64 test standards. The Impact-Resistant Battery Pack casing of the Tigor EV complies with AIS – 048 standards for nail penetration at the cell level. 

Charging

The Tigor EV is compatible with the CCS2 charging protocol and can be fast-charged as well as slow charged from any 15 A plug point. With fast charging, it will take about an hour to charge from 0% to 80% capacity while for home charging, it takes approximately 8.5 hours to charge from 0% to 80%. A point to note is that the earlier models of Tigor EV came with Bharat DC-001 charging protocol for fast charging, while the new Tigor EV comes with globally popular CCS2 protocol.