Q. What will be the cost of replacement battery of Tata Nexon EV?

@ Jay | Nexon EV base model Rs. 13,99,000/- Nexon petrol base model Rs. 7,20,000/- (difference is 6,79,000/- + Around Rs. 1,50,000/- for petrol engine + fuel tank + gearbox + radiator + silencer etc etc of base model) So effective cost difference will be around Rs. 8,29,000/- for battery and motor. This is costing more above the base petrol model. And insurance premium will be double for EV. After 8 years, what will be the resell value of EV base model and Petrol base model ? Just justify your saving and spending. This stopped me to take decision to buy an EV. Nexon is just an example. If other companies will make the same mistakes of selling petrol and EV in a same model, same thing will happen. What I mean to say, EV models should be exclusive EV just as Tesla.

@ Jay | Nexon EV base model Rs. 13,99,000/- Nexon petrol base model Rs. 7,20,000/- (difference is 6,79,000/- + Around Rs. 1,50,000/- for petrol engine + fuel tank + gearbox + radiator + silencer etc etc of base model) So effective cost difference will be around Rs. 8,29,000/- for battery and motor. This is costing more above the base petrol model. And insurance premium will be double for EV. After 8 years, what will be the resell value of EV base model and Petrol base model ? Just justify your saving and spending. This stopped me to take decision to buy an EV. Nexon is just an example. If other companies will make the same mistakes of selling petrol and EV in a same model, same thing will happen. What I mean to say, EV models should be exclusive EV just as Tesla.

@ Joshua | Don't compare base models. Both have different power output and transmission. If you want similar torque (260 Nm ) and hp(108 bhp) you have to get nexon diesel. And yet ev has 270 Nm and 126 bhp. Then about the auto transmission in the ev . Hence you can only compare a diesel automatic with the base model ev. Ev cost 14 and and ICE costs close to 11. So only three lakh difference. Tax benefits extra. Fuel cost of ICE is 5 rupee per km and EV is only one rupee. So within 60km you already offset the price. Insurance maybe expensive but maintenance and service is cheaper.(while the 8 year warranty lasts) . Moreover you are saving the bloody planet. Bonus of instant torque, fastest in segment and no engine noise.

@ Ashish | Looks like a nice denial to allow users about information. We see all over drive info and proposals about how good ev is, but basic economy of the vehicle is missing from picture

@ Jay | Nexon EV base model Rs. 13,99,000/- Nexon petrol base model Rs. 7,20,000/- (difference is 6,79,000/- + Around Rs. 1,50,000/- for petrol engine + fuel tank + gearbox + radiator + silencer etc etc of base model) So effective cost difference will be around Rs. 8,29,000/- for battery and motor. This is costing more above the base petrol model. And insurance premium will be double for EV. After 8 years, what will be the resell value of EV base model and Petrol base model ? Just justify your saving and spending. This stopped me to take decision to buy an EV. Nexon is just an example. If other companies will make the same mistakes of selling petrol and EV in a same model, same thing will happen. What I mean to say, EV models should be exclusive EV just as Tesla.

@ Uday | How long our phone and laptop li-ion batteries lasts? Same with EV

@ Jay | Nexon EV base model Rs. 13,99,000/- Nexon petrol base model Rs. 7,20,000/- (difference is 6,79,000/- + Around Rs. 1,50,000/- for petrol engine + fuel tank + gearbox + radiator + silencer etc etc of base model) So effective cost difference will be around Rs. 8,29,000/- for battery and motor. This is costing more above the base petrol model. And insurance premium will be double for EV. After 8 years, what will be the resell value of EV base model and Petrol base model ? Just justify your saving and spending. This stopped me to take decision to buy an EV. Nexon is just an example. If other companies will make the same mistakes of selling petrol and EV in a same model, same thing will happen. What I mean to say, EV models should be exclusive EV just as Tesla.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Sakharam | Exclusive EVs, it should not be a thing.I strongly condemn the fact that it exists. takes away the fun of saving. Buy a supercar if you want bloody exclusiveness.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Advent | I have electric scooter....battery cost is around 30000rs with 2000 charging cycles....means per charge 15rs,..10rs per charge electricity cost....means 25 rs per 70 kilometer..,but it's 25rs per 50 km.....but 2 people can't sit at a time....that's why it's 50 rs per 50 km....but to gain it's full benefit of 50rs per 50km you have to charge it twice and run 100km every day... Because the battery warranty is only 3 years means 1000 days and the charging cycle is 2000....but in reality you can charge once in 2 days...therefore it is 200rs per 50 km...means a electric scooter is more costly than running a petrol car..

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Advent | I have electric scooter....battery cost is around 30000rs with 2000 charging cycles....means per charge 15rs,..10rs per charge electricity cost....means 25 rs per 70 kilometer..,but it's 25rs per 50 km.....but 2 people can't sit at a time....that's why it's 50 rs per 50 km....but to gain it's full benefit of 50rs per 50km you have to charge it twice and run 100km every day... Because the battery warranty is only 3 years means 1000 days and the charging cycle is 2000....but in reality you can charge once in 2 days...therefore it is 200rs per 50 km...means a electric scooter is more costly than running a petrol car..

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Advent | I have electric scooter....battery cost is around 30000rs with 2000 charging cycles....means per charge 15rs,..10rs per charge electricity cost....means 25 rs per 70 kilometer..,but it's 25rs per 50 km.....but 2 people can't sit at a time....that's why it's 50 rs per 50 km....but to gain it's full benefit of 50rs per 50km you have to charge it twice and run 100km every day... Because the battery warranty is only 3 years means 1000 days and the charging cycle is 2000....but in reality you can charge once in 2 days...therefore it is 200rs per 50 km...means a electric scooter is more costly than running a petrol car..

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Joshua | Don't compare base models. Both have different power output and transmission. If you want similar torque (260 Nm ) and hp(108 bhp) you have to get nexon diesel. And yet ev has 270 Nm and 126 bhp. Then about the auto transmission in the ev . Hence you can only compare a diesel automatic with the base model ev. Ev cost 14 and and ICE costs close to 11. So only three lakh difference. Tax benefits extra. Fuel cost of ICE is 5 rupee per km and EV is only one rupee. So within 60km you already offset the price. Insurance maybe expensive but maintenance and service is cheaper.(while the 8 year warranty lasts) . Moreover you are saving the bloody planet. Bonus of instant torque, fastest in segment and no engine noise.

@ Advent | I have electric scooter....battery cost is around 30000rs with 2000 charging cycles....means per charge 15rs,..10rs per charge electricity cost....means 25 rs per 70 kilometer..,but it's 25rs per 50 km.....but 2 people can't sit at a time....that's why it's 50 rs per 50 km....but to gain it's full benefit of 50rs per 50km you have to charge it twice and run 100km every day... Because the battery warranty is only 3 years means 1000 days and the charging cycle is 2000....but in reality you can charge once in 2 days...therefore it is 200rs per 50 km...means a electric scooter is more costly than running a petrol car..

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Sanket | I would like to correct one point here. Many have mentioned that the life of the battery will be 1.5 lac km. But Tata is giving a warranty of 1.6 lac km. So as a general rule with a warranty, the battery will last much longer than that. Even if it lasts another 50k km, that will still be a good saving of a few more lacs. The battery will still have a lot of life left for other applications. It will be reused for power backup and other such applications before being scrapped. So you will definitely get some value even for battery exchange.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ Hemant | The battery of this car is 30 kwh. If the unit price of electricity in your area is 8 Rs/unit, it would take approx. 31 units to charge the battery fully. Meaning 31 x 8 = Rs. 248 for fully charging the battery. With driving range around 320-340 kms at full battery. The mileage comes at around 320/248= Rs 1.29/km.Pretty cheap i would say, even cheaper than CNG vehicle, also the maintenance cost in an EV vehicle is far less than Petrol and Diesel vehicle.

@ My | Will like to comment on all the points raised but for starters you are not saving the planet with EVs infact currently you are helping it to dig its own grave. More than 80% electricity produced in India is through coal based Power plants which generate and higher lever of pollution than a petrol engine or diesel engine. We can happily compare present costing as petrol diesel are at an all time high and we are issuing subsidies for EVs but subsidies can only remain for a short period of time thill the consumer base is low. Still we do not have 100% household electricity in many parts of the country and EV charging will put that additional burden which acceding to me can increase electricity costs. I do feel that a misconception about charging station availability is not that big an issue as minimum range is around 200 and most of us don’t drive that much on a single day. Amazing tech but needs a lot of back end work so that it becomes feasible for majority