Starting off with the car, it the recent TATA Tiago XZ+ Tech LUX LR.
Briefly: Quiet, comfortable and absolutely crushes other cars in the price point, although LR XT is probally the best value for money model. We were looking for a lot of 2nd hand petrol cars beforehand, compared to 2016 Alto 800 (the taxi kind but with AC and all) that cost 20 lakhs, this is a goddamm deal, probally cuz of only 15% import tax compared to 250% for petrol, not a tax person just heard this is so cheap cuz of this, plux lots of fuel cost saving and less maintenance cost.
My experience: with my 2 weeks and 1 trip to chitawan with this car, here’s my thoughts. You can absolutely do 250 km with this car in full charge and even 300. I comfortably reached to chitawan with around 45% charge left, this was with low AC, idk why TATA showroom person say it can only do 200km in real world why would they make their own car look bad.
Also, lot of Indian car reviews said the build quality was bad and they had defects, this was absolutely not true in my care. I have looked at every possible at the dealership as well as after we got the car, all the panel fits nicely, and the door also closes properly, I haven’t had any problems at all.
Disadvantage: The car is absoulely quiet, so, quiet that my dad has problem figuring out if the car is on.This quiet ride is extremely comfortable but this is also a double edged sword because the problem with quiet is that people don’t get out of your way. you will have to use a lot of horns cuz people with just continue walking in the road without noticing you, and most dangerously sometime they just step toward the road because thay don’t hear you and you almost hit them. So, please be careful
It has no problem with pick up, it has done all the uphills i have faced in kathmandu and trip to chitawan and as per the dealership even the most deadliest uphills in kathmandu it can handle but you have to put it in sports mode.
Finally, the best for last, you can continuously use the AC without caring for the expensive petrol price, especially if you are a student and have to act parent for petrol money. A nepali car driving experience is opening window for cold air and closing it quickly when its dusty, so, that you don’t have to use AC and waste money, but because charging the EV at home is so cheap my parent have no problem with continously using the AC.If you have any question ask me and I will do my best to answer.
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your last paragraph was the best
i am a student who has to ask for fuel money with my parents , so to avoid that i am going to buy an electric car , because it makes sense WOW
>especially if you are a student and have to ask parent for petrol money.
Student: Idhar zeher khane ka paise nai hai. Tu ja re..
>idk why TATA showroom person say it can only do 200km in real world why would they make their own car look bad.
It’s called buffer, every company keeps a margin to be on a safe side and avoid lawsuit for misleading customer just incase
Yeah absolutely. If you can’t afford petrol and are tired of asking money for petrol to your parents, just ask them money to buy a 28lakh car. Why didn’t I get that idea before??
As a owner of electric scooter, I agree about quiet problem you guys are facing
Good
A friend recently bought BYD Otto 3. We went for a ride, I drove it while returning. Man, I was so impressed by the car. The performance is amazing, so were other technological components and tiny details.
The only disadvantage I felt was range and off road experience but then again it’s a common issue among EVs for those who want to take it outside the normal route.
I wonder what technological improvement they’ll bring in the next 10 or 20 years.
Go back to Kathmandu from chitwan and you will realize why they are saying 200km .
Great marketing, well done
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Nice post op
Kati paryo price?
Great if you liked it 👍🏼
how much did it cost?
How does this car handles the poor road condition of Nepal? What’s your experience on this?
how long does it take to get fully charged at home?
what is your additional monthly electric bill using this car?
what is the minimum meter capacity in ampere to charge the car?
where else do you get to charge this vehicle while on the road? inside Kathmandu Valley and outside?
How long does it take to do full charge at charging station?
thanks
Nice post Tata
great post but how did you make the money to finance it. I want to know.
You didn’t say the two most important info:
1. How much did the car cost you?
2. How much is the electricity cost for a full charge in Nepal? Or how much is the electricity cost for 1 km?
Op dhani fathers son 🙂
This post need more upvote
Why are y’all fixated on ‘rich kid’ part. Parents le nasake aafule kinne pachi, save the post and move on.
What was the point of posting this?
On the website it says 34 lakh for xz + how did you guys get it for 28?
https://i.imgur.com/igHdWZX.png
I’d rather run the aircon than eat dust. Plus the saving is not that much. If you are in higher speed it is more efficient to run the ac than windows open because of drag. I can understand a lil bit in nepalese context but again if you are worried about fuel prices to the extent that you compromise on your health on that negligible amount, then sorry to say, you are not yet ready to drive.
Tata ko gadi ma problem aii raa cha bhanne news ma pade jasto lagcha
What is the cost of the car 20 lakes? Is this post sponsored by Tata?
Hills at ktm in E-W highway aren’t that deadliest
If you mentioned the SoC of the battery while going from chitwan to kathmandu you’ll realise why the company claims the range as 200km
what was the total cost  ?
Nexon had battery issues. Be careful.
What about an electric scooter?
Haha bro yaar i have left my car running a couple of times.
How was the battery drain uphill tho? I get so much extra mileage downhill but uphill battery consumption breaks my heart
from my personal opinion a vheichle serves only one purpose to get you safely from point a to b and back cheaply as possible so at end of the day it doesn’t matter to you if its old honda civic or brand new italina sports car while neither of them you can drive faster than speed limit on highway 120 kmh so you might look when picking a car look main indicator point while you choosing your car 1 safety and quality of production 2 price to what you get ratio in general (price of parts , aviablity of certified servis .. ) 3 availability of fuel and consumption (in this case range and chargers in your area ) and last design and age of manufacturing ,lets be realistic you are definitely want to submit to inspection any used car you buy especially older than 5 years because lifetime of car is approximately between 15 to 20 years (itstime when you need to consider do you want to spend a loot of money to complete restoration chasy and drive train or sent it to scrap yard because its technically falable so it cant participate in road traffic )
suru suru ma j pani ramrai lagcha bro
Battery farey ko kati?