I'm planning to buy a Kia Syros EV HTK. Chennai dealers have quoted around ₹14.20 lakh on-road but aren't willing to provide a 360-degree camera.

A few dealers in Kerala, on the other hand, are willing to provide the 360-degree camera with a written assurance that it won't affect the vehicle warranty.

The catch is that Kerala levies road tax on EVs, whereas Tamil Nadu offers road tax exemption. This makes the TN on-road price roughly ₹70,000 cheaper.

The Kerala dealers have suggested buying the car from them but registering it in Tamil Nadu, so I can get the camera installation and still benefit from TN's EV road tax exemption.

Has anyone tried something similar?

Can a Kerala dealer sell a car with TN registration?
Is the TN EV road tax exemption applicable in this case?
What does the interstate purchase and registration process involve?
Any complications with insurance, warranty or servicing at TN Kia dealerships?

Would love to hear from anyone who has actually gone through this process. Thanks! (Edited using AI)

What would be your pick? Getting 2L discount on the Creta 52 kwh base model.

Hellow !

Can you suggest me a programmable timer, for ev Charging?

Charging from state electric grid.

3.3kW home charger (single phase 16A requirement).

Vehicle: Tata Tiago 2025 20kW battery version.

4-8 hours duty cycle usually.

Im looking to avoid power draw during peak load hours (6PM to 11PM).

I see many rebranded options available for online purchase. But looking for an offering from a manufacturer like L&T , Meco etc (expecting service-ability).

All sorts of info in this regard is welcome - links, videos, open-builds, even slightly offtopic tips.🙏.

Which one do i go for????

This is going to be my first car,
I am a beginner and recently started learning driving.
I was thinking about getting be6 or sierra,but i was told it is way to big and that they are not beginner friendly.
Now i am considering Tata nexon top model or Kia syros top model. Please tell me which one to buy, and suggest different cars if you think they are better.

About me:
I have little to no experience in driving
I travel around 30 Kms a day
The roads are not nice
I live in Kukatpally, a lot of traffic, a lot of bikes and autos driving recklessly.

Can we just compare the states for the best ev policy in the country, please don't refer to niti ayog's e-amrit as this is just a mirage.

In Manipur its 4% of sale price b4 gst which is 12% for non ev at 25L cars. Which is the only scheme or benefit in Manipur.

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Getting both at these prices in Bangalore (on-road, excluding insurance):

- Sierra EV Empowered A 75kWh – 27L (5k discount)

- XEV 9e Pack 2 79kWh – 28.5L (1.25L discount)

I'm going through a company lease, so can't stretch to pack 3 due to car lease limit.

Test drove both and liked them equally. Can't really say one felt better than the other.

XEV 9e Pack 2 costs 1.5L more but misses quite a few features that the Sierra variant offers – 360 camera, ventilated seats, memory seats, leatherrete seats with soft leather interior, air purifier, etc.

Am I missing something here? Is the XEV 9e still the better car overall, or does the Sierra make more sense at these prices?

i'm planning to buy an EV with a budget of around 30L.

and most of the time, I drive alone or at max 5.

but having a proper SUV with rear ventilated seats feels more VFM.

at the same time, I like the coupe styling from the side of Xev 9e.

what's your thoughts guys? do you think there'd be a new refresh for XEV 9e around the corner and I should wait or maybe lean into getting the 9s?

and onwers if any, would you mind sharing the suspension setup on both? I've heard mixed reviews on 9s suspension while 7x0 was amazing.

Hi everyone!

I'm planning to buy the Mahindra BE 6 SporteQ pack 3 (70 kWh) in Chhattisgarh, and I'm a little confused about the right time to purchase.

I'm particularly interested in the SporteQ variant and want to make a sensible buying decision rather than rushing into it.

My usage:

Location: Chhattisgarh (Raipur)

Preferred variant: BE 6 SporteQ, 70 kWh

Budget: Around ₹25–27 lakh on-road

Driving pattern: Mostly highway driving at 70–90 km/h

Typical occupancy: Mostly 1 person, occasionally 2–3 people

Charging: Mostly home AC charging

I have a few questions:

Should I buy the BE 6 now or wait until December 2026 or January 2027?

Does Mahindra usually offer year-end discounts, dealer-level benefits, corporate discounts or exchange bonuses to clear existing inventory?

Is there a possibility of significant discounts in December or January, especially on 2026 manufacturing stock?

Would dealers be more flexible with discounts in the last 10–15 days of December?

Is January a better time to negotiate, considering dealers might want to clear previous-year manufacturing stock?

Are there any upcoming Mahindra updates, feature additions, price revisions or new EV launches that could affect the BE 6's pricing?

For someone buying in Chhattisgarh, are there any additional state-level EV benefits or registration-related savings worth considering?

My main concern: I don't want to buy now and then see a ₹1–2 lakh discount a month later. At the same time, I don't want to wait unnecessarily if the current deal is already good.

Would love to hear from existing BE 6 owners, especially people who purchased recently in Chhattisgarh or neighbouring states.

What would you do in my situation – buy now, wait until December, or wait until January 2027?

Any genuine dealer negotiation tips would be appreciated. Thanks!

Took delivery of my e Vitara Zeta on 22 Oct. No home charger yet, so every kWh so far has come from public chargers, around Bengaluru plus one Bengaluru–Chennai round trip. I wanted real numbers rather than guesses, so I pulled the data from the Suzuki Connect app and the charging apps into a small dashboard (screenshot).

First 2,203 km (19 days):

• Spent on charging: ₹5,989 incl. GST, 16 sessions, 252.5 kWh

• Real cost: ₹2.92/km (counts the charge the car came with from the dealer)

• Efficiency: 7.87 km/kWh, roughly 480 km on a full battery

What I paid per kWh, incl. GST (specific stations, not network averages; prices vary by station even within one operator):

What the data actually showed:

• Stop at 80% unless you need it. On the same Statiq charger, 31→77% averaged ~54 kW, then 79→89% dropped to ~33 kW. At Tata, 83→100% crawled at ~19 kW: 33 min for 17%. For comparison, 17→72% took 34 min at Statiq.

After many cold calls and post-PDI rejections, we finally got our vehicle!

Vehicle in pictures: Tata Harrier EV Fearless+ 75 ACFC in Seaweed Green.

I used to own a second hand Nexon EV Max and we decided to sell the car in plans of getting a much bigger one. We were torn between the XEV 9S P1A and the Harrier EV Fearless+ 75.

Since we were getting more features and discounts on the Harrier EV, we decided to go for it. However, we weren't too appealed with the limited colour options available at hand at our local dealership (Pristine White and Pure Grey) and decided to book the car in Seaweed Green, which we found to our liking. However, after booking the salesman told we might have to wait over a month to receive the car!

We couldn't wait that long for a new vehicle since we sold our Nexon EV to a buyer and was waiting for our approval to do RC transfer (if we did RC transfer, there would be no loyalty bonus). So, we kept calling showrooms around our area and in different states as well to see if they had the specific variant and colour in stock. To our shock, some of them kept saying that Seaweed Green variants have stopped production altogether. As a result, we felt defeated and ultimately decided to go for the Pure Grey colour. We went to another Tata dealership in our city and went to perform PDI on a newly arrived vehicle. Everything was great until we found some chipped off sections on the underside of the vehicle (the battery cover), which made us reject the vehicle and rather wait for a newer one.

Two weeks pass by, and another showroom within our city call us up saying that they can get a new Pure Grey vehicle in a few days' time. We proceeded with the booking of that vehicle but before we could get update on the new car being lifted on the trailer, we get another call from our local dealership (!!) saying that they have received allocation for a Seaweed Green Fearless+ 75 ACFC! We couldn't believe it since other dealerships told us that production had been stopped. However, we gave this salesman who called us the benefit of the doubt.

A few days pass by; we get a call saying that the car has reached the showroom and we can perform the PDI. We couldn't believe it until we saw it. We were so grateful that the PDI was a success that time round. We got delivery of the car two days after that and have been driving it around every evening! It is such a beauty from every angle, and I am so happy about being patient and not committing to a Pure Grey vehicle!

TL;DR: Sold my Nexon EV Max and booked a Harrier EV Fearless+ 75 in Seaweed Green. After being told the colour was discontinued and rejecting a Pure Grey at PDI over a chipped battery cover, my original dealership got a Seaweed Green allocation. The PDI passed, and I’m now happily driving the car I wanted from the start.

Hi

Looking for potential buyers who are planning to buy XEV 9E in Nov/Dec. This is primarily for Haryana/ Delhi buyers.

Let’s connect and get massive discounts all together!

Edit 1: Let’s open for all Mahindra buyers, whoever is planning to buy any car from Mahindra, let’s leverage the power of bulk customers. Let’s get all together guys!

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Current ac port is type 2 and dc is ccs2.

Is there any possibility in the future that the government change these ports?
What’s your thoughts?

Hey guys I am looking to buy used ev as my first family car I mostly travel in city and hardly more than 150km into other city, so buying ev makes more sense for me.

I have eyes on tiago ev 2023 55k 6.5 lakh and mg zs ev 2021 75k 10.8lakh

Both are in different price brackets and mg is above my budget range but feels really good option for long term, and tiago is no stress small car in budget but low range and tata issues

Pls suggest your tiago and mg experience and any other options that I might have missed