Under 20%, the turtle mode comes. This is a proper power saving mode. Do note, the Tiago EV does not have an 'Eco mode' as such. Top speed is restricted to 55km/h.
So what happened next?
SOC : 10%
Trip: 251km
Eff: 86 wh/km
We got another 29km in the last 10%, bringing down the efficiency to a brilliant 86 wh/km.
Driving on the last few set of electrons, my mind was buzz with multiple mathematical calculations. Shall I drain the battery completely or drive to the hotel at 1% for the benefit of logistics team (to charge the car)
SOC: 5%
Trip: 268km
Eff: 85 wh/km
A further drop to 85. What a brilliant number for this little e-hatchback.
We did a quick circle around of the area, calculated the distance to the hotel and drove in at 1%.
SOC: 1%
Trip: 281.5km
Eff: 85 wh/km
We did 281.5km in 98% - that's a possible range of 287km. The same figure was echoed by the efficiency number of 85 wh/km. With a 24kwh battery, simple calculations showed : 24000/85 = 282.35km
The Tiago's efficiency display indeed is very very accurate as seen above.
So, good enough? I would say absolutely brilliant.
Yes, hypermiling isn't your daily way of driving but showcases what the Tata Tiago.ev can do when you want it to. Say you don't want to charge on the highway before getting to a destination, or don't get a working charger, or just want to extract the max - this is what this little marvel would do.
Full video drops today evening on
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