Yes

Sir , as far as EV’s we should consider 30% less than what they advertise. I own a MG ZS which has done 23k kms. It gives me around 325kms. But I know they will advertise it as 461kms range which is not possible in practical use. I knew it before buying it.

@@kpsathya XUV gives very less than they said. That's the issue , see even 300 plus us expected by many

It is shame on people who trust and take decisions based on advertised values. It is applicable to all products. Just like mobile one day battery life means 10 hours

450km range is car without passengers and driver. It may tested that range on treadmill type testing.

Right, after 5 years infra will be in good shape

Agree

You have typed EV instead of IC

Biggest fear is resale value

​@@chandhankumaresale will be depends on the battery performance because battery is around 60% of the car value.

Hybrids need to be promoted

Absolutely! Agreed! Not that good for consumer market.

Even if we tolerate range the biggest fear is resale value.will it be scrape after usage of 8 years.

Because of Few things. 1. Firstly I think For battery vehicles, range is everything. That's why you see every manufacturer advertises their range as a key highlight. If you take xuv400, Mahindra has even given the tag line as "one charge, multiple destinations" (did they actually mean multiple charging stations😂). You won't see mileage getting highlighted in a 20 lakh plus ICE car. Because mileage is the last thing ppl ll look for in 20 lak plus ICE car. 2. Secondly, If you go for a test drive for an ICE car and you enquire about the mileage, the sales reps clearly say that claimed mileage is 20 and actual mileage is 12 - 14. That's why I think ppl don't feel cheated wrt to ICE. This is purely to answer your why you don't feel cheated with ICE cars wrt mileage and am definitely not undermining the future of EVs.

@@muthu6223 The tag line is electrifying presence and say goodbye to range anxiety. When i went for test drive i was told i won't get 456km as the odo range displayed the same. The same was confirmed by the Mahindra person who called a week later. So i was informed before buying. Same is the case with everyone who took the test drive as the console displays it. Thanks for justifying my point that people have gotten used to lesser mileage coming out of ICE cars. I felt cheated with the petrol cars. Lot of people i know have sold their cars because they couldn't pay for fuel being consumed. I haven't said it's right for mentioning a different range on paper and getting different in real.

@girishmuthukumar1568 the tag line I mentioned is also of xuv400. Google search ll confirm it. May be they keep changing it. I don't know. But why highlight something so much when you have to put "conditions apply" tag right next to it. When apple says iPhone gives a day long battery, it indeed gives a day long battery. And there is nothing wrong in people expecting the same from the OEMs who highlights that RANGE as their primary feature. When not even half of it is achieved people are going to feel cheated. I have seen lot of videos where ppl complain about EV vehicles ranges and as i said range is more important in EV vehicles compared to mileage in ICE vehicles. Not everyone buys a car to travel only in City. No body wants to spend 6 hours or 8 hours in a charging station when you have ppl queued up before you for a charge and that too to get just another 240 odd kms. EVs need to rapidly improve before you see Indian middle class thronging towards it. All that goes now towards EVs are elite crowd who have other options to travel.

I think you just go from one topic to another. You mentioned that EV has cheated you. I have given clear example that ICE OEMs also equally cheat. You are advocating for them meaning you have come to acceptance with that as if it is nothing. I believe that says it all. You may be road trip person. My percentage of long trips is 20 percent of my total travel. I m worried on saving whatever i can for the 80%. Time will come when people affording to get petrol are actually the elite category. That time is not far away.🙂

I have never said EV cheated me because i don't own an EV vehicle. Please read your first comment where you have asked "why do we feel cheated with only EV". And that's exactly what I have been trying to reasoning out. When you can advocate for EV why I shouldn't advocate for ICE? And i have clearly stated reasons why. You just want to keep justifying your decision of moving to EV and you see some harsh comments here which irk you even more. You call for a discussion here but you don't seem to acknowledge the negatives that EVs have at the moment. That says it all as well. No point in having a discussion with you. You are so in to EV that you just want to convince yourself that you have made a good decision. Good for you.

From XUV400 perspective on road, driving in rain is all not a problem as battery is water proof. Entire under body chasis is covered. Under the hood it is not advised to do pressure wash. Better to get that cleaned in the service center.

Correct , battery standardization can give rise to setting up swapping stations to save time

The biggest fear is resale value.even if ice cars fail or we don't like our purchase we can sell it and get back some amount.

​@@chandhankumaAbsolutely no scope for resale only bro. Once the battery cost is almost equal to or greater than half the cost of car, nobody will dare to buy a used car and upgrade the battery. Unless the replaced battery again comes with 8 years of warranty which they won't for sure. Once the battery is gone, should be sold for scrap otherwise!

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