Tata Nexon Petrol Or Electric? Mileage & Running Cost Comparison

22 November 2022
By Prathu Sharma
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If you’re wondering whether you should buy the Tata Nexon petrol or electric 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 electric 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 Electric - Price Comparison

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

TATA NEXON PETROL VS ELECTRIC PRICES EX-SHOWROOM DELHI (NOVEMBER 2022)
Variants	Petrol Prices	Difference	Electric Prices
XM Automatic	Rs. 9,34,900	Rs. 5,64,100	Rs. 14,99,000
XZ Plus Automatic	Rs. 11,04,900	Rs. 5,25,100	Rs. 16,30,000

With the automatic transmission, the ex-showroom price for the Nexon electric is Rs. 5.25 lakh to Rs. 5.64 lakh higher than the petrol.

Tata Nexon Petrol Vs Electric - Running Cost Calculation - November 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 and diesel prices in Delhi and the official mileage figures as a baseline.

TATA NEXON COST PER KM (NOVEMBER 2022)
	Petrol	Difference	Electric
Fuel Price Delhi	Rs. 96.76	Rs. 86.76	Rs. 10
Automatic Mileage	16.35kmpl	5.51kmpl	10.84kmpu
Automatic Cost Per KM	Rs. 5.92	Rs. 5	Rs. 0.92

With the automatic, the Tata Nexon electric will save you Rs. 5/km compared to the petrol automatic.

Kilometres To Breakeven With Tata Nexon Electric

TATA NEXON PETROL VS ELECTRIC KM TO RECOVER (NOVEMBER 2022)
Variants	KM to Recover
XM Automatic	1,12,921km
XZ Plus Automatic	1,05,114km

With the automatic, depending on the variant, you’ll have to cover 1.05 lakh to 1.13 lakh km with the Nexon electric to recover the extra price you pay upfront over the Nexon petrol.

Should You Buy Tata Nexon Petrol Or Electric?

The high kilometre-to-breakeven cost of the Nexon EV makes it difficult for us to recommend the Tigor electric over the petrol-automatic variants of the Tigor. However, EVs have fewer moving parts than petrol cars. Hence, the EV will have a much lower cost of maintenance than the Tigor petrol-automatic.

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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4 Comments

a aK says:

April 15 2023 02:57:56

Hope that will keep going ..
M Manish says:

February 25 2024 17:12:00

Can you share similar comparison for latest model - and choose similar level of variant like careative plus electric and petrol.
M Manish says:

February 25 2024 17:12:03

Can you share similar comparison for latest model - and choose similar level of variant like careative plus electric and petrol.
M Manish says:

February 25 2024 17:12:04

Can you share similar comparison for latest model - and choose similar level of variant like careative plus electric and petrol.