Tata Tigor Petrol Or Electric? Mileage & Running Cost Comparison

21 November 2022
By Prathu Sharma
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If you’re wondering whether you should buy the Tata Tigor petrol or Tigor EV then this article will help you come to a conclusion. Here, we’ll take the latest ex-showroom prices of the Tigor petrol and Tigor electric and look at the price difference. Based on the current petrol price and electricity rates, we’ll calculate the kilometres you need to drive the Tigor EV to recover its higher upfront cost. This should help you decide which powertrain option of the Tigor 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 Tigor Petrol Vs Electric - Price Comparison

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

TATA TIGOR PETROL VS ELECTRIC PRICES EX-SHOWROOM DELHI (NOVEMBER 2022)
Variants	Petrol Prices	Difference	Electric Prices
XM Automatic	Rs. 7,14,900	Rs. 5,84,100	Rs. 12,99,000
XZ Plus Automatic	Rs. 8,24,900	Rs. 5,24,100	Rs. 13,49,000

For this comparison, we’ll be using the Tigor petrol-automatic’s prices for a fair comparison as the Tigor EV comes with a single-speed automatic transmission. With the automatic transmission, the ex-showroom price for the Tigor electric is Rs. 5.24 lakh to Rs. 5.84 lakh higher than the petrol-automatic variants of the Tigor hatchback.

Tata Tigor Petrol Vs Electric - Running Cost Calculation - November 2022

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

TATA TIGOR COST PER KM (NOVEMBER 2022)
	Petrol	Difference	Electric
Fuel Price Delhi	Rs. 96.76	Rs. 86.76	Rs. 10
Automatic Mileage	19.27kmpl	7.51kmpl	11.76kmpu
Automatic Cost Per KM	Rs. 5.02	Rs. 4.17	Rs. 0.85

With the automatic, the all-electric Tata Tigor EV will save you Rs. 4.17 per kilometre compared to the Tigor petrol automatic.

Kilometres To Breakeven With Tata Tigor Electric

TATA TIGOR PETROL VS ELECTRIC KM TO RECOVER (NOVEMBER 2022)
Variants	KM to Recover
XM Automatic	1,40,040km
XZ Plus Automatic	1,25,655km

With the automatic, depending on the variant, you’ll have to cover 1.26 lakh to 1.4 lakh km with the Tigor electric to recover the extra price you pay upfront for the Tigor EV over the Tigor petrol.

Should You Buy Tata Tigor Petrol Or Tigor EV?

The high kilometre-to-breakeven cost of the Tigor 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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1 Comments

A Ashish Gupta says:

August 02 2023 13:04:10

What a lame comparison. Merely getting per km range and then finding how much the car needs to drive before breakeven. What about the service costs, parts, and rising fuel costs. The way fuel prices are going up, we might be having petrol at 105 to 110 in next one year. Also, the rance of an electric car reduces with time. And the battery will be replaced after certain kms or years. There are so many factors to be considered. This comparison is just an eyewash.