Bharat NCAP has released the results of its first batch of cars crash tested for safety ratings, all of them manufactured by Tata Motors. After mid-size SUV twins– Harrier and Safari— Bharat NCAP or BNCAP got an opportunity to crash two fully-electric SUVs– Punch EV and Nexon EV — from Tata’s portfolio last month.
Like Punch EV, the Nexon EV has scored an impressive 5-star safety rating at BNCAP. The subcompact electric SUV has scored 29.86 points out of 32 for adult occupancy protection (AOP), and 44.95 points for child occupancy protection (COP), thus securing 5-star ratings in both categories.
The five-star safety rating is applicable to all variants of both the Medium Range (MR) and Long Range (LR)Â versions of Nexon EV. The battery-powered Nexon comes kitted with safety features such as six airbags, electronic stability control, pre-tensioner along with a load-limiter for front seats, a manual airbag cut-off switch for the front passenger and ISOFIX mounts for rear seats as standard.Â
Tata Nexon EV BNCAP scores explained
The Nexon EV underwent two tests— Frontal Offset Deformable Barrier Test and Side Movable Deformable Barrier Test— scoring 14.26 and 15.60 out of 16 points, respectively. For AOP, Nexon EV provided adequate to good protection to both the driver and front passenger in the frontal offset crash as well as the side impact test.
For COP, Nexon EV obtained 23.95 points out of 24 for safety offered to the child test dummies in the crash tests, while scoring a perfect 12 out of 12 for the child restraint system (CRS). It scored 9 points out of 13 for vehicle assessment. The Nexon EV is based on an updated version of the same platform underpinning its fossil-fueled sibling.
