Tata Punch EV news

December sales saw Maurti in the first four spots, followed by Tata and Hyundai

The Wagon R bagged the second spot while the Ertiga MPV hatchback secured the third place on the bestselling cars’ podium in 2024

The contenders include cars ranging from mass-market offerings like the Mahindra Thar Roxx to luxury EVs like the BMW i5 and Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV

A total of 15 cars (including the Tata Nexon that was crash-tested by both Bharat NCAP and Global NCAP) were evaluated by both testing agencies collectively in 2024, and the list includes a few EVs as

The list is dominated by cars from Indian automakers, namely Tata and Mahindra, with a major share being SUVs

What used to be a premium feature limited to luxury cars earlier, has now been democratised by many mass-market models today

The two EVs, while being completely different in sizes, have similar battery packs and prices, which got us to compare them at least on paper

Maruti topped the list with the Brezza and Ertiga, while the Sonet recorded the highest year-on-year growth

Automakers are now required to declare both driving range for urban and highway test cycles as per the revised range-testing criteria

Tata Nexon EV LR (long range) comes with a larger 40.5 kWh battery pack, while the Punch EV LR gets a 35 kWh battery pack

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The Tata Nexon EV boasts shorter waiting times of 1 month in six cities.

Tata will also extend the duration of the Nexon offers that were introduced to celebrate sale of 7 lakh Nexons

The Hyundai Inster, which is the all-electric version of the Casper micro SUV sold overseas, not only offers more tech than the Punch EV but it also gets a larger battery pack

While the Inster is smaller than the Punch EV, its battery packs are bigger than the ones offered with the Nexon EV