India's leading EV car maker has rolled out its latest electric car based on an advanced pure EV architecture, marking a significant step in India's move towards clean-fuel mobility
Tata Motors' subsidiary Tata Passenger Electric Mobility launched the Tata Punch.ev in India in an introductory ex-showroom price band of Rs 10.99 lakh to Rs 14.49 lakh. Customer deliveries will commence on January 22. The car is the latest entrant in Tata Motors' already strong portfolio of EV cars, including the Tata Nexon.ev, Tata Tigor.ev, and Tata Tiago.ev.
The Punch.ev rides on an all-new advanced pure EV architecture—Acti.ev (advanced connected tech-intelligent electric vehicle)—developed by Tata Motors. In the future, the Acti.ev architecture will underpin the company's electric cars across all body styles and sizes.
The new electric SUV is available in standard and long-range variants. The standard model has a 60kW/114Nm permanent magnet synchronous AC motor, while the Long Range model is powered by a 90kW/190Nm permanent magnet synchronous AC motor.
The 25kWh battery pack on the standard model gives it a range of 315km (MIDC). The Long Range model, fitted with a 35 kWh battery pack, is rated to run 421km on a full charge. The motor and battery pack have a warranty of eight years or 1,60,000km (whichever comes first) and are IP67-rated.
The Tata Punch.ev (standard) can be charged from 10-100 percent via a 3.3kW AC home wall-box charger in 9.4 hours, a 7.2kW AC home wall-box charger in 3.6 hours, and a 15 A plug point in 9.4 hours. A 50kW DC fast charger can juice it up from 10 percent to 80 percent in 56 minutes.
The Tata Punch.ev Long Range takes 13.5 hours for a 10-100 percent charge via a 3.3kW AC home wall-box charger and 15 A plug point, and 5 hours for a similar charge via a 7.2kW AC home wall-box charger. A 10-80 percent charge is possible in 56 minutes with a 50 kW DC fast charger.