Tata Motors has finally launched the highly anticipated Punch EV at a starting price of Rs 10.99 lakh, going up to Rs 14.49 lakh (both ex–showroom). Pre-bookings for the Punch EV are already underway at the company’s website, authorised Tata Motor showrooms, and Tata.ev dealerships for a token amount of Rs 21,000.
Deliveries of the micro electric SUV are slated to commence 22 January 2024 onwards. The homegrown carmaker is offering the Punch EV in five trims namely Smart, Smart+, Adventure, Empowered and Empowered+. These are further divided into standard and Long Range variants.
Tata Punch EV design
The all-electric Punch gets a completely redesigned front fascia resonating with the Currv concept and the recently launched Nexon EV facelift. This includes a thin LED strip running across the width of the bonnet and revised front bumper housing new vertically stacked twin-pod LED headlamps and fog lamps. The nose is sealed and the bumper comprises sleek vertical air dams.
The side profile and silhouette visibly remain unchanged with the biggest highlight being 16-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels. At the rear as well, the layout is fairly similar to its ICE sibling featuring the same wraparound tail lamps with Y-shaped LED elements, and a sculpted tailgate. The only difference being the addition of a faux silver-coloured skid plate at the rear bumper.
Another unique touch is the Tata logo at the centre serving as the charging port inlet. Also, there is nice storage space under the bonnet, useful to store the charging cables and adapters. Tata Motors is offering the subcompact electric crossover in five dual-tone colour schemes including Empowered Oxide, Seaweed, Fearless Red, Daytona Grey, and Pristine White, all available with a black roof and pillars.
Tata Punch EV interiors & features
The layout of the cabin wears a different look in comparison to its fossil-fueled sibling with a new dual-tone theme for the interiors. The relaid dashboard boasts of a larger 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment underlined by rectangular air con vents with chrome surrounds. Other notable changes include a fully-digital 10.25-inch instrumentation, touch-sensitive HVAC controls, and Tata’s new two-spoke, illuminated steering wheel.
The cabin of Punch.EV is loaded to the gills with features like 360-degree surround view camera, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, ventilated front seats, wireless smartphone charger, Harman audio system, LED fog lamps with cornering function, air purifier, automatic LED headlamps, voice operated electric sunroof, and connected car tech via Arcade.ev App suite to name a few.
Punch EV benefits from a comprehensive safety package which includes six airbags, ABS,, and electronic stability control (ESC) as standard along with blind view monitor, three-point seat belts for all seats, ISOFIX mounts, electronic parking brake with auto hold, SOS function,hill descent control, hill hold control, and all-four disc brakes.
Tata Punch EV powertrain specs
Tata Motors is offering two battery options with different motor specs in Punch EV— a 25kWh pack in the standard version and a 35kWh unit in the Long Range (LR) version— offering respective ARAI-rated range of 315 km and 421 km on a full charge. The former gets a 60kW Permanent Magnet Synchronous AC Motor that produces 114 Nm of peak torque.
The Long Range derivative of Punch EV comes with a 90kW PMS AC motor that dishes out 190 Nm of peak torque. As for performance, the LR variant of all-electric Punch can do a 0-100 kmph sprint in 9.5 seconds and can clock a top speed of 140 kmph. The LR variant also gets three drive modes– Eco, City & Sport. Each drive mode has 4 levels of regeneration levels.
The standard range version will be offered with only a 3.3kW AC charger, while buyers of the LR version can benefit from a 7.2kW AC charger by paying an additional Rs 50,000. On using a 50kW DC fast charger, it can be fast charged from 10% to 80% in 56 minutes.
