Tata Nexon Petrol Or Nexon EV Max? Mileage & Running Cost Comparison

01 June 2022
By Prathu Sharma
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If you’re wondering whether you should buy the Tata Nexon petrol or Tata Nexon EV Max, then this article will help you come to a conclusion. Here, we’ll take the latest ex-showroom prices of the Nexon and look at the price difference. Based on the current petrol and electricity prices, we’ll calculate the kilometres you need to drive the car to recover the higher upfront cost. This should help you decide which engine option of the Nexon will work best for you and save you money in the long run. Let’s start with the difference in their ex-showroom prices.

Tata Nexon Petrol Vs Tata Nexon EV Max - Price Comparison

Let’s look at the latest ex-showroom prices of the Tata Nexon petrol and electric (EV Max) to see what extra cost you’re paying for the Nexon EV Max over the Nexon petrol.

TATA NEXON PETROL VS ELECTRIC (EV MAX) PRICES EX-SHOWROOM DELHI (JUNE 2022)
Variants	Petrol Prices	Difference	EV Max Prices
XZA Plus Automatic	Rs. 10,89,900	Rs. 6,84,100	Rs. 17,74,000
XZA Plus Kaziranga Automatic	Rs. 12,59,900	Rs. 6,14,100	Rs. 18,74,000

With the automatic transmission, the ex-showroom price for the Nexon EV Max is Rs. 6.14 lakh to Rs. 6.84 lakh higher than the petrol.

Tata Nexon Petrol Vs Electric (EV Max) - Running Cost Calculation - June 2022

Now, let’s compare the per kilometre fuel cost you’ll incur with both the engine options. For this, we’ll use the latest petrol prices in Delhi and we’re assuming electricity prices as Rs. 9.0 per unit in Delhi along with the official mileage figures as a baseline.

TATA NEXON COST PER KM (JUNE 2022)
	Petrol	Difference	Electric
Fuel Price Delhi	Rs. 96.76	Rs. 87.76	Rs. 9.0
Automatic Mileage	16.35kmpl	5.51km	10.84kmpu
Automatic Cost Per KM	Rs. 5.92	Rs. 5.09	Rs. 0.83

With the automatic, the Tata Nexon EV Max will save you Rs. 5.09 compared to the petrol automatic.

Kilometres To Breakeven With Tata Nexon Electric

TATA NEXON PETROL VS ELECTRIC KM TO RECOVER (JUNE 2022)
Nexon Petrol Variant	KM to Recover	Nexon EV Max Variant
XZA Plus Automatic	1,34,459km	XZ Plus
XZA Plus Kaziranga Automatic	1,20,701km	XZ Plus Lux

With the automatic, depending on the variant, you’ll have to cover 1.21 lakh to 1.34 lakh km with the Tata Nexon EV Max to recover the extra price you pay upfront over the Nexon petrol.

Should You Buy Tata Nexon Petrol Or EV Max?

The Nexon EV Max costs Rs. 6.10 lakh to Rs. 6.80 lakh more than equivalent variants of the Nexon petrol. That’s a massive price difference one cannot ignore. However, the Nexon EV Max promises to save you a substantial Rs. 5.0 for every kilometre you drive. Since EVs have fewer wear and tear parts, you stand to save even more with lower maintenance costs.

The kilometre-to-breakeven figure of 1.20 lakh kilometres doesn’t seem reasonable. However, the EV Max has a much better range than the regular Nexon EV. So, you could use it as your primary car. If you are considering buying the electric Nexon, then we highly recommend getting the EV Max instead of the normal Nexon EV. The EV Max gets a bigger battery along with a few extra features over the Nexon EV. The advantages more than justify the price gap between the NExon EV and EV Max.

You can use our Fuel Cost Calculator to see how much any petrol, diesel or CNG car will cost to run based on the latest fuel price in your city.

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1 Comments

A Ankush kumar says:

July 15 2022 15:39:54

I have nexon petrol automatic now I am sale after 2 weeks because my car on city average 6 to 7 kmpl & highway 12kmpl