After several leaks and rumors, Tata Motors has finally launched the long-range version of the Nexon EV. The vehicle has been named the Nexon EV Max. It gets a larger 40.5kWh battery pack which is 10.3kWh more compared to the standard Nexon EV's 30.2kWh battery pack. The increase in battery capacity has resulted in a higher ARAI-certified range of 437km compared to 312km on the standard Nexon EV.
There's also a bump up in power and torque figures. The Nexon EV Max delivers 143hp of power and 250Nm of torque while the standard Nexon EV delivers 129hp of power and 245Nm of torque.
Tata has launched the Nexon EV Max to compete with the much costlier MG ZS EV and Hyundai Kona EV, in the price range of 17 to 20 lakhs. With Nexon EV Max, tata is targeting the potential customers of the standard Nexon EV, who couldn't buy it due to inadequate range or lack of many features.
Previously, we predicted the new features and additions in the Nexon EV Max by analyzing the short glimpse teaser from Tata Motors. We analyzed the teaser frame by frame and tried to spot the new features in the Nexon EV Max. Well, every feature that we predicted proved to be true. However, Tata surprised all by introducing some new additions to the Nexon EV Max.
The Nexon EV Max has been in the news, leaks and rumors for quite some time now. Apart from adding the most demanded features by the potential customers of the ongoing Nexon EV, tata went one step ahead by adding some segment-leading safety features in the Nexon EV Max, making one of India's safest car even more safer.
Here is everything that Tata has added to the New Nexon EV Max:
Tata Nexon EV Max now gets a new center console. The new center console includes some features that are missing in the Nexon EV model currently on sale. The new console also gets features that customers have been demanding since a long time.
There's now a digital display in the rotary gear shift knob. This solves the daytime visibility problem of customers. The current Nexon EV customers have been complaining about the poor quality of illumination in the rotary gear knob. This creates issues in identifying the driving mode during the daytime. As the illumination has been replaced with a bright screen in the Nexon EV Max, it would now be quite easy for the drivers to see the driving mode during the daytime.
Moreover, the center console has buttons for sport & eco driving modes, and includes an electric parking brake with the auto-hold function. There's also a pair of buttons for adjustment of regen levels (regenerative braking). There are four regen levels in the vehicle. From level 0 to level 3. The level 0 is for no regen & level 3 enables one-pedal driving with the highest amount of regen. Tata has also added a wireless smartphone charger in the new center console.
The Nexon EV Max now gets an air purifier integrated into the air conditioning system. There's also an auto-dimming IRVM and front-ventilated seats. On the safety front, Nexon EV Max now gets the electronic stability program, traction control, hill ascent & descent control, all four disc brakes and cruise control.
The Nexon EV Max also gets tata's advanced connected car tech - ZConnect, which now features smartwatch integration for the remote vehicle access functions like remote AC on-off, remote vehicle lock-unlock and many more remote commands.
The fast-charging capability has also been upgraded in the Nexon EV Max as it now gets a much faster 7.2kW AC fast charging option compared to regular Nexon EV's 3.3kW AC charging. Using the 7.2kW AC charger, the Nexon EV Max can be fully charged in about 6 to 7 hours.
With prices ranging from 17.7 to 19.2 lakhs ex-showroom, the Nexon EV Max gets a price bump of 1.5 to 2 lakhs over the regular Nexon EV. That seems reasonable for what it offers, not to forget the extended ARAI-certified range of 437km on a single charge and a more powerful electric motor producing 143hp of power. Keeping all this in mind, it seems that Tata has cleverly placed the Nexon EV Max below the 20 lakhs mark to give a tough competition to the MG ZS EV and Hyundai Kona Electric.
