This is my city and regular drive car and it has saved me around INR 170K in the last 1.3 years of ownership.
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I am too a Tigor EV user, clocked around 17K kms in the last 1 year and 3 months. My experience so far is positive except for a few issues as noted in the post.
- Cabin noise – especially some “thuk thuk” sound from the bottom. I complained and SC couldn’t find what exactly was the issue. However, I figured out it was coming from a loose wheel jack which is positioned underneath the driver seat. While checking that I got a deep cut on my figure from some sharp object underneath the seat. I am not sure what is there to make such a cut – it is as if been cut by a sharp blade. Cabin noise coming from the front storage cabin. Looks like the cabin door is making that noise at times. Just learned to live with that. Initially when I turned the car, without giving acceleration (driving downhill and you use brakes) – there was a sound coming from the front suspension. I doubted it had something to do with regenerative braking as the same sound was gone the moment I pressed the accelerator. I complained to the SC and they identified it as an issue with the back suspension and replaced it. The sound disappeared after that suspension replacement.
- AC has low cooling compared to my other car. I always keep the temp at 23.5 and never opted for the ECO AC. But during peak summer, it takes time to cool the car a bit more than what my XUV 500 would take. AC cooling and performance is
- I felt the ride was good.
- While I drive I always use “S” mode and while it’s chauffer driven, he uses “D” mode. We get a mixed range of around 180 – 200. While the car shows around 220 on a full charge, I believe that is not the real-world mileage. I normally put the car for overnight full charging once it reaches 20 – 30%. The S mode is quite good for some spirited driving.
- I replaced my 12-year-old Honda City with a Tigor EV. I used to spend around 10 – 12 Rs per kilometre on Honda City. However, this seems to be quite economical as the cost is relatively Rs 1.17 per kilometre. However, I have installed a Solar panel and the electricity cost is Zero for me.
- I really love the music system in this car. I think it’s perfectly tuned by Harman.
- Coming with a long experience of owning Mahindra’s and Tatas, I have learned to live with smaller issues, while looking at the larger benefits.
- The Tata Z-connect app had its own issues – many of them were resolved. One major issue was asking for OTP and login every two days. Even Banking apps are not that secure. After raising this with Tata, I believe they have taken out that “feature”.
- Key inside alarm: Having a smaller alarm for key inside reminder would have been better than the car horn sounding 10 times. Mostly after the night drive, I woke up the whole neighbourhood while opening the gate (as the key would be in my pocket).
- One major issue with Service is that – they are quite incompetent to handle EV issues. All issues are reported back to the “Head office” and they repair the care precisely as per the instructions from there. “Head office” is the term used by SCE. Derik Motors, Trivandrum is quite helpful so far in addressing my issues.
However – this is my city and regular drive car and it has saved me around INR 170K in the last 1.3 years of ownership. The fourth paid service was only Rs 1040 – which was again quite cheap compared to ICE cars at the same price point.
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