Tata EV, The Biggest Player in Indian Market

Tata Motors Limited is an Indian multinational automotive manufacturing company, headquartered in Mumbai, India, which is part of the Tata Group. The company produces passenger cars, trucks, vans, coaches, buses.

Formerly known as Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company (TELCO), the company was founded in 1945 as a manufacturer of locomotives. The company manufactured its first commercial vehicle in 1954 in a collaboration with Daimler-Benz AG, which ended in 1969. Tata Motors entered the passenger vehicle market in 1988 with the launch of the TataMobile followed by the Tata Sierra in 1991, becoming the first Indian manufacturer to achieve the capability of developing a competitive indigenous automobile. In 1998, Tata launched the first fully indigenous Indian passenger car, the Indica, and in 2008 launched the Tata Nano. Tata Motors acquired the South Korean truck manufacturer Daewoo Commercial Vehicles Company in 2004. Tata Motors has been the parent company of Jaguar Land Rover since the company established it for the acquisition of Jaguar Cars and Land Rover from Ford in 2008.

Tata Motors' principal subsidiaries include British premium car maker Jaguar Land Rover (the maker of Jaguar and Land Rover cars) and the South Korean commercial vehicle manufacturer Tata Daewoo. Tata Motors has a construction-equipment manufacturing joint venture with Hitachi (Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery), and a joint venture with Stellantis which manufactures automotive components and Fiat Chrysler and Tata branded vehicles. On 12 October 2021, private equity firm TPG invested $1 billion in Tata Motors' electric vehicle subsidiary.

Tata Motors has auto manufacturing and vehicle plants in Jamshedpur, Pantnagar, Lucknow, Sanand, Dharwad, and Pune in India, as well as in Argentina, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Thailand. It has research and development centres in Pune, Jamshedpur, Lucknow, Dharwad, India and South Korea, the United Kingdom, and Spain. Tata Motors is listed on the BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange), where it is a constituent of the BSE SENSEX index, the National Stock Exchange of India, and the New York Stock Exchange. The company is ranked 265th on the Fortune Global 500 list of the world's biggest corporations as of 2019.

On 17 January 2017, Natarajan Chandrasekaran was appointed chairman of the company Tata Group. Tata Motors increased its UV market share to over 8% in FY2019.

Electric vehicles

Tata Motors has unveiled electric versions of the Tata Indica passenger car powered by TM4 electric motors and inverters, as well as the Tata Ace commercial vehicle, both of which run on lithium batteries which launched in 2022.

In 2008 Tata Motors' UK subsidiary, Tata Motors European Technical Centre, bought a 50.3% holding in electric vehicle technology firm Miljøbil Grenland/Innovasjon of Norway for US$1.93 million, and planned to launch the electric Indica hatchback in Europe the following year. In September 2010, Tata Motors presented four CNG–Electric Hybrid low-floored Starbuses to the Delhi Transport Corporation, to be used during the 2010 Commonwealth Games. These were the first environmentally friendly buses to be used for public transportation in India.

In December 2019, Tata Motors unveiled the Nexon EV, an SUV with a 30.2KWh lithium-ion battery and a consistent range of 312 km on a single charge. It is also equipped with fast charging technology, which can charge the vehicle from 0% - 80% in 60 minutes. With 5,805 units of Tata brand EV cars sold in India in May 2023, Tata Nexon EV was the best-selling electric car in the month of May 2023 in India.

Tata Passenger Electric Mobility is a subsidiary which produces electric cars under the brand name Tata Motors.

List of Tata electric vehicles:

Tata Nexon EV

Tata Tigor EV

Tata Altroz EV

Tata Tiago EV

Tata Ace EV

Electric Vehicle Concepts

Tata Curvv

Tata Avinya

Tata evision

Lets talk a little bit about India's most loved (Highest selling) EV, The TATA Nexon EV.

The electric version of the Nexon was revealed on 19 December 2019. The Nexon EV uses components from Tata Motors' electric vehicle technology brand Ziptron. The electric motor produces 94.7 kW (127 hp; 129 PS) and 245 N⋅m (181 lbf⋅ft) of torque and 0 - 100 under 9.9 seconds. It has a 30.2 kWh battery with an ARAI rated range of up to 312 km.

The battery can be fully charged in under 8 hours using a 7.2kW charger which can be purchased through Tata Motors. It can also be charged using a 15-ampere power cable that can be used at any place with the necessary power socket. DC 25 kW fast charging can be used to charge the battery from 0 to 80% in 1 hour.

Tata started a subscription plan for the Nexon EV in August 2020. It was reported that Nexon EV was the best-selling electric vehicle in India in 2020.

Tata Motors has updated the name of the standard Nexon EV to Nexon EV Prime to differentiate it with higher range model Nexon EV Max. Nexon Ev Prime now gets four-stage regen braking, cruise control and iTPMS.

Nexon EV Max

In May 2022, Tata launched the long range version of the Nexon EV's the Nexon EV Max. The electric motor produces 106.64 kW (143 hp; 145 PS) and 250 N⋅m (184 lbf⋅ft) of torque and 0–100 under 9 seconds. It has a 40.5 kWh battery with an ARAI rated range of up to 437 km (272 mi).

Nexon EV Max Dark

In April 2023, Tata motors launched the Dark edition for the Nexon EV Max. This edition is available in two trims - XZ+ Lux & XZ+Luxs with the 7.3 kW charger. The vehicle is finished in Oberon Black color and has complete black interior with blue inserts on exterior and interior which are specific to the EV. The performance is identical to the regular Nexon EV Max. This edition brought one new feature, The new 10.25 Inch touchscreen infotainment system.