Tata Nexon Petrol Or Nexon EV Max? Mileage & Running Cost Comparison

If you’re wondering whether you should buy the Tata Nexon petrol or Tata Nexon EV Max, then this article will help you come to a conclusion. Here, we’ll take the latest ex-showroom prices of the Nexon and look at the price difference. Based on the current petrol and electricity prices, we’ll calculate the kilometres you need to drive the car to recover the higher upfront cost. This should help you decide which engine option of the Nexon will work best for you and save you money in the long run. Let’s start with the difference in their ex-showroom prices.

Tata Nexon Petrol vs Electric EV Max

Tata Nexon Petrol Vs Tata Nexon EV Max - Price Comparison

Let’s look at the latest ex-showroom prices of the Tata Nexon petrol and electric (EV Max) to see what extra cost you’re paying for the Nexon EV Max over the Nexon petrol.

TATA NEXON PETROL VS ELECTRIC (EV MAX) PRICES

EX-SHOWROOM DELHI (JUNE 2022)

Variants

Petrol Prices

Difference

EV Max Prices

XZA Plus Automatic

Rs. 10,89,900

Rs. 6,84,100

Rs. 17,74,000

XZA Plus Kaziranga Automatic

Rs. 12,59,900

Rs. 6,14,100

Rs. 18,74,000

With the automatic transmission, the ex-showroom price for the Nexon EV Max is Rs. 6.14 lakh to Rs. 6.84 lakh higher than the petrol.

Tata Nexon Petrol Vs Electric (EV Max) - Running Cost Calculation - June 2022

Now, let’s compare the per kilometre fuel cost you’ll incur with both the engine options. For this, we’ll use the latest petrol prices in Delhi and we’re assuming electricity prices as Rs. 9.0 per unit in Delhi along with the official mileage figures as a baseline.

TATA NEXON

COST PER KM (JUNE 2022)

 

Petrol

Difference

Electric

Fuel Price Delhi

Rs. 96.76

Rs. 87.76

Rs. 9.0

Automatic Mileage

16.35kmpl

5.51km

10.84kmpu

Automatic Cost Per KM

Rs. 5.92

Rs. 5.09

Rs. 0.83

With the automatic, the Tata Nexon EV Max will save you Rs. 5.09 compared to the petrol automatic.

Kilometres To Breakeven With Tata Nexon Electric

TATA NEXON PETROL VS ELECTRIC

KM TO RECOVER (JUNE 2022)

Nexon Petrol Variant

KM to Recover

Nexon EV Max Variant

XZA Plus Automatic

1,34,459km

XZ Plus

XZA Plus Kaziranga Automatic

1,20,701km

XZ Plus Lux

With the automatic, depending on the variant, you’ll have to cover 1.21 lakh to 1.34 lakh km with the Tata Nexon EV Max to recover the extra price you pay upfront over the Nexon petrol.

Should You Buy Tata Nexon Petrol Or EV Max?

The Nexon EV Max costs Rs. 6.10 lakh to Rs. 6.80 lakh more than equivalent variants of the Nexon petrol. That’s a massive price difference one cannot ignore. However, the Nexon EV Max promises to save you a substantial Rs. 5.0 for every kilometre you drive. Since EVs have fewer wear and tear parts, you stand to save even more with lower maintenance costs.

The kilometre-to-breakeven figure of 1.20 lakh kilometres doesn’t seem reasonable. However, the EV Max has a much better range than the regular Nexon EV. So, you could use it as your primary car. If you are considering buying the electric Nexon, then we highly recommend getting the EV Max instead of the normal Nexon EV. The EV Max gets a bigger battery along with a few extra features over the Nexon EV. The advantages more than justify the price gap between the NExon EV and EV Max.

You can use our Fuel Cost Calculator to see how much any petrol, diesel or CNG car will cost to run based on the latest fuel price in your city.

Fuel Cost Calculator in India

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Prathu Sharma

Engineer by upbringing, artist by passion, motorhead because, why not! Likes to know about everything related to technology, switches between american muscle and german innovation depending on the day. Wants to own 69' Mustang Mach 1 and to drive BMW M3 87'someday.

1 Comments

  1. A Ankush kumar says:
    July 15 2022 15:39:54

    I have nexon petrol automatic now I am sale after 2 weeks because my car on city average 6 to 7 kmpl & highway 12kmpl

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