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
The battery is the part every EV buyer talks about in a low voice. Not the touchscreen, not the range, not even the charging time. The battery. Because in an electric car, the battery is not just one component. It is the fuel tank, the engine room, the resale value, and the biggest long-term worry … Read more
The Indian electric vehicle market has been buzzing with searches around “VinFast India & Tata Capital Partner”, but as of now, there is no verified public announcement confirming a partnership between VinFast India and Tata Capital. What is confirmed, however, is that VinFast India has taken a major step in building its EV ecosystem by … Read more
Yes – virtually every electric car has a transmission; it’s just a single-speed reduction gearbox (one fixed gear) rather than the multi-ratio unit found in a combustion car. The widespread line that “EVs have no gearbox” is a terminology error: a one-speed reduction gear still transmits power from motor to wheels and multiplies torque, which … Read more
A car battery can mean a 12V lead acid starter battery, an EV auxiliary battery, or the main lithium ion traction pack, so the answer to how long do car batteries last depends on battery type. A petrol car battery may need replacement in a few years, while an EV battery pack is built for … Read more
Picture this. You are 40 km from home on the highway, the battery reads 4%, and the nearest charger on the map is “temporarily offline.” Now what? This is the moment every EV owner quietly worries about, and the honest answer is that roadside assistance for electric cars exists and works well, but only if … Read more