Tata Nexon EV Prime

Summary

The Tata Nexon EV has been renamed and re-introduced as Tata Nexon EV Prime on 12 July, 2022. The electric compact SUV is available in three variants – XM, XZ+, and XZ+ LUX. Interested customers get to choose from three colour options - Intensi-Teal Blue, Pristine White, and Daytona Grey. Tata Motors offers a standard warranty of three-years/1.25-lakh kilometres and a battery and motor warranty for eight-years/1.6-lakh kilometres for the Nexon EV Prime.

Exterior

The Nexon EV Prime is based on the Impact Design 2.0 language. The fascia is highlighted by the sporty grille in the lower section of the bumper with signature tri-arrow elements, while the signature Humanity Line between the headlamps is hard to miss. The higher variant offers a sunroof along with rain-sensing wipers in the front. To distinguish it from the regular version, it also gets a new set of alloy wheels.

Interior

The Nexon EV Prime gets Altroz-sourced flat-bottom steering wheel and a modest instrument cluster which gives out information like charge level, driving range, battery consumption, turn-by-turn navigation, and more. The feature list further includes a seven-inch touchscreen infotainment system and automatic climate control. The Nexon EV is the safest Made-in-India electric SUV with a five-star safety rating at GNCAP crash tests. In terms of safety equipment, it comes with dual airbags, ABS along with EBD, and cornering stability control as standard.      

With the update, the Tata Nexon EV Prime is loaded with multiple re-gen modes, cruise control, smartwatch connectivity, indirect tyre pressure monitoring system, automatic brake lamp activation on regen, and a charging timeout of 110 seconds.

Engine

The Nexon EV Prime is powered by a three-phase permanent magnet synchronous motor paired to a 30.2kWh lithium-ion and a liquid-cooled battery pack to generate 127bhp and 245Nm. The ARAI-certified range of the Nexon EV is 312km and it comes with IP67 certification. Charging options include a 3.3kW bundled charger that can charge the battery pack from 20-100 per cent in eight hours, while a 25kW fast charger can charge the battery from 0-80 per cent in 60 minutes.