bsriharsha Posted March 14 Posted March 14 I know people who did Hyderabad to vizag with 2 stops. One in suryapet , second in rajamundry. That's possible with a 300km range EV. You'll still have to wait some time at the charging station , but plan the journey well enough integrating lunch breaks etc and that will mitigate. Punch gets you both the city and short highway ride bits. Tiago won't offer the same. kepler37b and singhvivek141 2
bsriharsha Posted March 14 Posted March 14 (edited) And the charging infrastructure is a valid use case. It might well be flooded when people realise that oil prices will go out of control Edited March 14 by bsriharsha
kepler37b Posted March 14 Author Posted March 14 (edited) 16 minutes ago, bsriharsha said: Tiago is an older model EV. Won't make sense going in for that. Unless you are using it as a car with a fixed commute per day. Punch gives more lenience on that front. I got a feedback that Punch might be too small for me Edited March 14 by kepler37b
kepler37b Posted March 14 Author Posted March 14 (edited) 15 minutes ago, bsriharsha said: And the charging infrastructure is a valid use case. It might well be flooded when people realise that oil prices will go out of control Other day google gemini was saying that India needs atleast 250k charging stations even if 10% of our four wheelers become electric. The current number is just 30k. Usually I plan to keep my car for 10 years. So I am thinking long term. Else, I will continue with my 10 year old Etios Liva. It is running smooth and reliable. May wait till i get a 1000km range EV under 15 lakhs. Edited March 14 by kepler37b BacktoCricaddict 1
kepler37b Posted March 14 Author Posted March 14 Also, the EV makers are not giving a guarantee that they will fit the current car with a higher range battery in future. Fookers are just designing with no thoughts on future.
BacktoCricaddict Posted March 14 Posted March 14 4 hours ago, kepler37b said: Else, I will continue with my 10 year old Etios Liva. It is running smooth and reliable. May wait till i get a 1000km range EV under 15 lakhs. I drove my Toyota Sienna Minivan for 18 years and put 200,000+ miles on it. It finally gave up a couple of months ago. For all the hype about environmental sustainability, EVs etc., one of the most environmentally friendly practices is to buy a used vehicle and keep it for a long time. I didn't do it because of the environment, but because of simple economic reasoning. singhvivek141 1
kepler37b Posted March 14 Author Posted March 14 1 minute ago, BacktoCricaddict said: I drove my Toyota Sienna Minivan for 18 years and put 200,000+ miles on it. It finally gave up a couple of months ago. For all the hype about environmental sustainability, EVs etc., one of the most environmentally friendly practices is to buy a used vehicle and keep it for a long time. I didn't do it because of the environment, but because of simple economic reasoning. There is a reason why lord toyota stayed away from full fledged EVs. I think they are correct.
BacktoCricaddict Posted March 14 Posted March 14 4 minutes ago, kepler37b said: There is a reason why lord toyota stayed away from full fledged EVs. I think they are correct. Plug-in hybrid is an excellent option, if available.
kepler37b Posted March 14 Author Posted March 14 5 minutes ago, BacktoCricaddict said: Plug-in hybrid is an excellent option, if available. Yeah. But too much costly. Beyond my budget.
BacktoCricaddict Posted March 14 Posted March 14 (edited) 1 minute ago, kepler37b said: Yeah. But too much costly. Beyond my budget. Mine too. That's why, after my Sienna gave up, I bought another used Honda with an IC-engine. Edited March 14 by BacktoCricaddict
Ranvir Posted March 14 Posted March 14 I really wanted a used Porsche Taycan at one point but the reliability is just not there.
bsriharsha Posted March 18 Posted March 18 On 3/14/2026 at 9:19 PM, BacktoCricaddict said: Plug-in hybrid is an excellent option, if available. Problem with hybrids are they are big SUVs which supposedly give more performance when there's regenerative breaking etc. That means they are supposed to be driven more in city's than in the highway. But the form factor limits them from being a city car. It's not fun taking a SUV out in the city. Unless hybrids are designed for smaller form factor cars in the suitable budget , they just won't cut it in the Indian market.
bsriharsha Posted March 18 Posted March 18 Suzuki found that out and decided to hedge it's bets with the e-vitara. Haven't test driven it but reviewers say it's average-good without being great.
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