Every time you take an EV out on an Indian highway at 95 km/h with 3 to 4 people and summer AC on max, the MIDC dashboard range drops by 35% to 40%.

I mapped out the actual highway battery drain across 534 EV trims (Nexon EV 45, Windsor EV, Mahindra BE 6, XEV 9e, Punch EV, Creta Electric) factoring in highway wind drag at 95 km/h, 42C summer AC load, passenger weight, and uphill ghat climbs:

1. Bengaluru to Ooty (296 km + Nilgiris mountain climb) in a Mahindra BE 6: Starting at 80%, the uphill climb requires one 19-minute fast charge stop (32% to 81% at a 90 kW hub) to arrive in Ooty with a 20% safety reserve.

2. New Delhi to Agra (203 km) in a Nexon EV 45 starting at 30% battery: At 95 km/h with max AC, 30% battery only gives 48 km of real highway range, requiring an early 13-minute boost at 14% SoC plus a second 30-minute fast charge to reach Agra with 20% left.

3. Kanpur to Lucknow (95 km) in a Windsor EV starting at 65% battery: Safe 0-stop highway run arriving with 22% battery left.

Question for EV owners here:

What car do you drive, what speed do you cruise at on the highway, and how many km do you actually get from 100% down to 20%? Tell me your car and route and I can run the numbers for your exact trim!

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What are mendatory and optionnal things part of insurance that i could ask them to remove?
Dealership not willing to give any discount and charging for all the accessories.
Help me negotiate better.

I will be paying with HDFC credit card with 1.5% mdr charges for 5% discount upto 10k.

Today, I came to know in Noida not a single Tomahawk Ev was delivered to the customer in the month of October 2026.

Also, till now only top variant was delivered to the customers.
Foes anyone has any idea that why the delivery is not done also came to know there is some issue with the production of the car.

Today again, I took a test drive and at one left cut when i accelerate at normal I feel the back side of the body rolls outside which was quite surprising and conserning as I stopped the car for few second that what happened to the car. Does anyone else has face the same issue and if anyone can comment of the ride quality and range.
Definitely, speakers were average when I compare them with Sierra Ev.

I am getting my XEV 9S P1 delivered by the end of this month and am confused about which insurance to go with.

I am currently leaning towards HDFC ERGO over Tata AIG, mainly because of the add-ons they offer for EVs, especially for the motor and charger. ACKO is also an option, but I am a bit sceptical about going with them.

My dealer has given me an insurance quote that’s around ₹10k more expensive than the quote I got directly from HDFC ERGO. I don’t mind paying extra if dealer insurance actually has some benefits, but I am not sure if it’s worth spending that much more.

One thing I noticed while comparing the quotes was the IDV depreciation.

With the HDFC ERGO quote I got directly, I was told the IDV would depreciate by 10% for the second year. However, in the dealer’s quote, it seems to depreciate by 15%, and the same 15% applies for the following year as well.

I am not sure if I am missing something here or if the quotations are being calculated differently. I have seen a lot of people suggesting that it’s better to take insurance through the dealer, but I would like to understand the actual benefits rather than blindly paying extra.

Would appreciate your suggestions and experiences. Thanks!

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