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How does a battery car work for domestic travel within India?

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  So, we are completing almost a year with our Tata Nexon EV, and no contest, this is the best city car at this price point going today from the parameters of safety, comfort and cost of operation. Actually, let me correct that - if your usage is typically between home / office / factory / farm, especially if these movements are in rural India, then nothing works better than an EV. You can add 2-wheelers, 3-wheelers and micro-mini trucks to the ensemble. The biggest benefit in my experience of driving going to more than half a century in years is NO MORE FEAR OF ADULTERATED FUEL. This is even more important with the forthcoming onset of ethanol mixed with liquid fuels. To be truthful, my heart used to palpitate when I had to re-fuel at unknown filling stations, and that's about as real as it gets. The second biggest benefit is the quality of the ride, in as much as there are no gears, and the acceleration as well as re-gen braking is like an extension of your mind and eyes transmit...

The Desi Traveller gets a new EV to move around in

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  Our new Tata Nexon Prime EV, with just about 53 kilometres on the odo, is almost here. Barring the registration and the plates and the FasTag and rest of the documentation, we should be ready to roll across India soon. One recharge at a time. Why the Prime? Frankly, the driving dynamics are better than the Max, for us. And we like to go slow and easy.  Why the Tata Nexon? Well, we always wanted one, and no better time than now. Keep watching this blog for more.