Gagandeep Singh
No. Fully electric cars do not have catalytic converters, because they have no engine and no exhaust system for one to clean. A catalytic converter exists to treat the toxic gases a petrol or diesel engine produces, and a battery electric vehicle (BEV) like the Tata Nexon EV or Tesla Model 3 simply doesn’t produce … Read more
Three companies sell more than eight out of every ten electric cars in India. That is the number that matters, and almost nobody puts it at the top of a page about electric vehicle companies in India. Directories list a hundred-plus names, government portals count several hundred manufacturers, and none of it tells you who … Read more
Eight years or 1,60,000 km, whichever comes first. That is what Tata covers on the Punch EV battery pack and motor, and the number is identical whether you buy the 25 kWh car or the 35 kWh one. The vehicle warranty is a completely different figure, which is where most owners get caught out. I … Read more
Uttar Pradesh has one of the more generous electric vehicle policies in the country on paper, and one of the more confusing ones in practice. The headline numbers you will find quoted everywhere, up to ₹1 lakh off a car and a full road tax waiver, come from a document written in 2022. Parts of … Read more
No, not across India. Electric cars pay full toll at every National Highways Authority of India plaza, exactly like petrol and diesel cars. The question is, electric vehicle toll-free only gets a yes in Maharashtra, which waives toll for passenger EVs and electric buses on three major routes. Everything else, including green number plates and … Read more
Yes. You can switch on your electric car, sit inside it, and use it normally while it charges. Run the air conditioning, the heater, the music, charge your phone, all of it works fine. The only thing you can’t do is drive off, because an EV like the Tata Nexon EV or a Tesla won’t … Read more
Yes, leaving an electric car charging overnight is completely safe. Modern EVs stop drawing power automatically once the battery is full, so there’s no risk of overcharging, overheating, or fire from leaving it plugged in while you sleep. Overnight home charging is actually how most EV owners charge every day. The only real consideration isn’t … Read more
An EV battery replacement in India typically costs between ₹4 lakh and ₹8 lakh, depending on the size of the pack and the car it goes into. That’s a big number, and it’s the single thing that worries most EV buyers. But here’s the part that gets lost in the panic: almost no one actually … Read more
Before stsrting hi i am Gagan EV Certified engineer, full-time Author on EV Unlock. In this era, a technology in EVs that is very famous is known as Battery Swapping. This technology works You drive into a swap station, a depleted pack comes out, a charged pack goes in, and you’re back on the road … Read more
An EV battery doesn’t die when it leaves your car. It retires. When a pack drops to around 70 to 80 percent of its original capacity, it’s no longer ideal for driving range, but it still holds enough energy to do useful work for another decade in a different job. After that, it gets recycled, … Read more